Recorded 1976–1995 Girls' name Peak 1977 127 births

Kinesha — girls' name

127 babies named Kinesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s291980s461990s52

The verdict

127 girls have been named Kinesha since 1976, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1995.

127
total births
1976–1995
years on record
1990s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Kinesha was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

11 babies were named Kinesha in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kinesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 127 babies named Kinesha between 1976 and 1995, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kinesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kinesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kinesha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kinesha 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 127 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.

Kinesha at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

127

Since 1976

20 years of records

Peak year

1977

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1976

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1995

Kinesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1976

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1977)
11
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4681012 1995199219891984198019771976 5

Kinesha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
52 births that decade — 41% of Kinesha's all-time total
1970s291980s461990s52

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kinesha?
127 babies have been named Kinesha since 1976. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1977 with 11 births.
When was Kinesha most popular?
Kinesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Kinesha been used?
Kinesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 20 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Kinesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kinsley, Kinley, Kinsey, Kinslee, 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, 1976–1995 (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.