Recorded 1976–2008 Girls' name Peak 1992 687 births

Quanesha — girls' name

687 babies named Quanesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s131980s1661990s4422000s66
1990s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Quanesha was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

62 babies were named Quanesha in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Quanesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 687 babies named Quanesha between 1976 and 2008, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Quanesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 62 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Quanesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 442 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Quanesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 48 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Quanesha in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Quanesha 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 687 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.

Quanesha at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

687

Since 1976

33 years of records

Peak year

1992

62 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1976

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2008

Quanesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1976

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1992)
62
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
020406080 20082002199819941990198619821976 6

Quanesha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
442 births that decade — 64% of Quanesha's all-time total
1970s131980s1661990s4422000s66

Quanesha by state

Where Quanesha concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Quanesha
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%
Florida share of Quanesha's total US births 7.0%
Even split

48 of 687 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Quanesha appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Quanesha?
687 babies have been named Quanesha since 1976. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1992 with 62 births.
When was Quanesha most popular?
Quanesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 442 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Quanesha most popular?
The top states for the name Quanesha are Florida (48 births), Georgia (37 births), North Carolina (37 births).
How long has the name Quanesha been used?
Quanesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 33 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Quanesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Quanisha, Quanita, Quanda, Quaneisha, 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, 1976–2008 (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.