Recorded 1976–2006 Girls' name Peak 1990 366 births

Kennesha — girls' name

366 babies named Kennesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s271980s1271990s1722000s40
1990s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Kennesha was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

26 babies were named Kennesha in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kennesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 366 babies named Kennesha between 1976 and 2006, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kennesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kennesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 172 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kennesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Kennesha in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kennesha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 366 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kennesha at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

366

Since 1976

31 years of records

Peak year

1990

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1976

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2006

Kennesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1976

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1990)
26
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
051015202530 200620011997199319891985198119771976 6

Kennesha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
172 births that decade — 47% of Kennesha's all-time total
1970s271980s1271990s1722000s40

Kennesha by state

Where Kennesha concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Kennesha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 1.6%
#2 Louisiana
5 1.4%
#3 Texas
5 1.4%
#4 Virginia
5 1.4%
California share of Kennesha's total US births 1.6%
Even split

6 of 366 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kennesha?
366 babies have been named Kennesha since 1976. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1990 with 26 births.
When was Kennesha most popular?
Kennesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 172 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Kennesha most popular?
The top states for the name Kennesha are California (6 births), Louisiana (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Kennesha been used?
Kennesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 31 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Kennesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kendra, Kennedy, Kendall, Kenya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.