Recorded 1981–2000 Girls' name Peak 1992 71 births

Kenneshia — girls' name

71 babies named Kenneshia in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s241990s412000s6

The verdict

71 girls have been named Kenneshia since 1981, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2000.

71
total births
1981–2000
years on record
1990s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Kenneshia was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

8 babies were named Kenneshia in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kenneshia

The Social Security Administration has registered 71 babies named Kenneshia between 1981 and 2000, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kenneshia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kenneshia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kenneshia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kenneshia 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 71 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.

Kenneshia at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

71

Since 1981

20 years of records

Peak year

1992

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1981

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2000

Kenneshia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1981

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1992)
8
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
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Kenneshia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
41 births that decade — 58% of Kenneshia's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kenneshia?
71 babies have been named Kenneshia since 1981. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1992 with 8 births.
When was Kenneshia most popular?
Kenneshia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Kenneshia been used?
Kenneshia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 20 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Kenneshia?
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, 1981–2000 (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.