Recorded 1977–1996 Girls' name Peak 1991 80 births

Kynisha — girls' name

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.

1970s221980s221990s36
1990s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Kynisha was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

11 babies were named Kynisha in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kynisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 80 babies named Kynisha between 1977 and 1996, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kynisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kynisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kynisha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kynisha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kynisha 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 80 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.

Kynisha at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

80

Since 1977

20 years of records

Peak year

1991

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1977

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1996

Kynisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1977

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1991)
11
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4681012 199619951993199119901986198319821981197919781977 10

Kynisha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
36 births that decade — 45% of Kynisha's all-time total
1970s221980s221990s36

Kynisha by state

Where Kynisha concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kynisha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
13 16.3%
Louisiana share of Kynisha's total US births 16.3%

13 of 80 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kynisha?
80 babies have been named Kynisha since 1977. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1991 with 11 births.
When was Kynisha most popular?
Kynisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Kynisha most popular?
The top states for the name Kynisha are Louisiana (13 births).
How long has the name Kynisha been used?
Kynisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 20 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Kynisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kyndall, Kynlee, Kyndal, Kyndra, 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, 1977–1996 (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.