Girls' name · since 1989
Kwanisha
Kwanisha has 41 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #37,293 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 41
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kwanisha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 41 recorded since 1989.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kwanisha has been recorded 41 times among girls since 1989, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 1995.
- #37,293 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 41 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kwanisha ranks #37,293 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 41 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #37,293 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 41
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kwanisha's 41 recorded births place it above 48.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kwanisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kwanisha's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kwanisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1995
- Peak year (1993)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Kwanisha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (35 births, 85% of the file).
1990s was Kwanisha's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 85% of all-time use.
Kwanisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 35 births (85% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kwanisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~6 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, 1989–1995 (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 Kwanisha 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.