Girls' name · since 1979
Quinisha
Quinisha has 288 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,281 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 288
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Quinisha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 288 recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Quinisha recorded 288 times among girls since 1979, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2001.
- #16,281 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 288 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quinisha ranks #16,281 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 288 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #16,281 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 288
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Quinisha's 288 recorded births place it above 77.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Quinisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Quinisha's full recorded timeline at 1991, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Quinisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2001
- Peak year (1991)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Quinisha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (155 births, 54% of the file).
1990s was Quinisha's strongest decade.
155 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Quinisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
108 births
- 1990s
1990s
155 births
- 2000s 14
2000s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 155 births (54% of all-time use).
Quinisha by state
Where Quinisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 288 births nationwide.
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What to do with Quinisha's data
- Quinisha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (155 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Quinishas (5 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 Quinisha: 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 (~22 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, 1979–2001 (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 Quinisha 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.