Recorded 1982–2001 Girls' name Peak 1989 47 births

Quinnesha — girls' name

47 babies named Quinnesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s221990s202000s5
1980s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Quinnesha was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

10 babies were named Quinnesha in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Quinnesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 47 babies named Quinnesha between 1982 and 2001, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Quinnesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Quinnesha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Quinnesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Quinnesha 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 47 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.

Quinnesha at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

47

Since 1982

20 years of records

Peak year

1989

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1982

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2001

Quinnesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1982

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1989)
10
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4681012 2001199419931991198919871982 5

Quinnesha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
22 births that decade — 47% of Quinnesha's all-time total
1980s221990s202000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Quinnesha?
47 babies have been named Quinnesha since 1982. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1989 with 10 births.
When was Quinnesha most popular?
Quinnesha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Quinnesha been used?
Quinnesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 20 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Quinnesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Quinn, Quincy, Quiana, Quintina, 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, 1982–2001 (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.