Girls' name · since 1976
Kennesha
Kennesha has 366 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 366
- total births
- 1976–2006
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 47%
- born in that decade
Kennesha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 366 recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Kennesha recorded 366 times among girls since 1976, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2006.
- 366 total births
- 1976–2006 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 47% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kennesha's 366 recorded births place it above 80% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kennesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kennesha splits its recorded history at 1991: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kennesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2006
- Peak year (1990)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Kennesha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Kennesha's strongest decade.
172 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Kennesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s
1980s
127 births
- 1990s
1990s
172 births
- 2000s 40
2000s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 172 births (47% of all-time use).
Kennesha by state
Where Kennesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| 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% |
6 of 366 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Kennesha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (172 total births); usage has since declined to 40 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kenneshas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1976–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kennesha: Baby Name Since 1976 - 366 Births, Peak 1990." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kennesha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kennesha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.