Recorded 1981–1999 Girls' name Peak 1992 236 births

Reneisha — girls' name

236 babies named Reneisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s1011990s135

The verdict

236 girls have been named Reneisha since 1981, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1999.

236
total births
1981–1999
years on record
1990s
peak decade
57%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Reneisha was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

22 babies were named Reneisha in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Reneisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 236 babies named Reneisha between 1981 and 1999, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Reneisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Reneisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 135 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Reneisha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Reneisha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Reneisha 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 236 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.

Reneisha at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

236

Since 1981

19 years of records

Peak year

1992

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1981

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1999

Reneisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1981

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1992)
22
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
0510152025 1999199619931990198719841981 10

Reneisha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
135 births that decade — 57% of Reneisha's all-time total
1980s1011990s135

Reneisha by state

Where Reneisha concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Reneisha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
10 4.2%
Louisiana share of Reneisha's total US births 4.2%

10 of 236 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Reneisha?
236 babies have been named Reneisha since 1981. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1992 with 22 births.
When was Reneisha most popular?
Reneisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 135 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Reneisha most popular?
The top states for the name Reneisha are Louisiana (10 births).
How long has the name Reneisha been used?
Reneisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 19 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Reneisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Renee, Rena, Rene, Renata, 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, 1981–1999 (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.