Girls' name · since 1976
Quanesha
Quanesha has 687 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,634 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 687
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Quanesha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 687 recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quanesha has been recorded 687 times among girls since 1976, 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 1976 to 2008.
- #9,634 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 687 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quanesha ranks #9,634 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 687 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,634 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 687
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Quanesha's 687 recorded births place it above 86.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
Quanesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Quanesha's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 62, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Quanesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2008
- Peak year (1992)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Quanesha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (442 births, 64% of the file).
1990s was Quanesha's strongest decade.
442 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Quanesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s 166
1980s
166 births
- 1990s
1990s
442 births
- 2000s 66
2000s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 442 births (64% of all-time use).
How Quanesha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Quanesha's total volume
Quanesha by state
Where Quanesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 48 | 7.0% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 37 | 5.4% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 37 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 10 | 1.5% |
| #5 | New York | | 10 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 6 | 0.9% |
48 of 687 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Quanesha appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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- Quanesha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (442 total births); usage has since declined to 66 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Quaneshas (48 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Quanesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1976–2008 (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 Quanesha 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.