Recorded 1984–1996 Girls' name Peak 1991 70 births

Quenesha — girls' name

70 babies named Quenesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s211990s49
1990s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Quenesha was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

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

What the Data Says About Quenesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 70 babies named Quenesha between 1984 and 1996, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Quenesha 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 Quenesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Quenesha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Quenesha 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 70 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.

Quenesha at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

70

Since 1984

13 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

1984

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1996

Quenesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1984

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1991)
11
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4681012 199619941993199219911990198919851984 8

Quenesha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
49 births that decade — 70% of Quenesha's all-time total
1980s211990s49

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Quenesha?
70 babies have been named Quenesha since 1984. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1991 with 11 births.
When was Quenesha most popular?
Quenesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Quenesha been used?
Quenesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 13 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Quenesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Queen, Queenie, Quetzalli, Queena, 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, 1984–1996 (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.