Girls' name · since 1977
Knisha
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 12 babies named Knisha, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #51,956 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1977
- 1970s
- peak decade
Knisha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 12 recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Knisha has been recorded 12 times among girls since 1977, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 1978.
- #51,956 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 12 born since 1977
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Knisha ranks #51,956 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1977, peaking in the 1970s.
- #51,956 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1977
- 1970s
- peak decade
Knisha's 12 recorded births place it above 27.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Knisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Knisha's full recorded timeline at 1978, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Knisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1978
- Peak year (1978)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Knisha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (12 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Knisha's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Knisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Knisha: 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 (~1 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, 1977–1978 (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 Knisha 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.