Girls' name · since 1974
Kinisha
124 babies named Kinisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,754 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 124
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kinisha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 124 recorded since 1974.
Kinisha has 124 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1995.
- #24,754 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 124 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kinisha ranks #24,754 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 124 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #24,754 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 124
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kinisha's 124 recorded births place it above 65.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Kinisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kinisha's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kinisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1995
- Peak year (1978)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Kinisha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (61 births, 49% of the file).
1980s was Kinisha's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Kinisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
37 births
- 1980s
1980s
61 births
- 1990s
1990s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 61 births (49% of all-time use).
Kinisha by state
Where Kinisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 6 | 4.8% |
6 of 124 births nationwide.
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- Kinisha's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (61 total births) through the 1990s (26) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Illinois records the most Kinishas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kinisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~21 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1974–1995 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Kinisha 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 August 2026.