Girls' name · since 1977
Kynisha
80 babies named Kynisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #29,620 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 80
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kynisha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 80 have been recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kynisha has been recorded 80 times among girls since 1977, 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 1977 to 1996.
- #29,620 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 80 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kynisha ranks #29,620 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 80 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #29,620 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 80
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kynisha's 80 recorded births place it above 58.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Kynisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kynisha splits its recorded history at 1986: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kynisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1996
- Peak year (1991)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Kynisha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (36 births, 45% of the file).
1990s was Kynisha's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Kynisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
22 births
- 1980s
1980s
22 births
- 1990s
1990s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 36 births (45% of all-time use).
Kynisha by state
Where Kynisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 13 | 16.3% |
13 of 80 births nationwide.
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- Louisiana records the most Kynishas (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Kynisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1977–1996 (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 Kynisha 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.