Girls' name · since 1981
Reneisha
Reneisha has 236 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,160 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 236
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
236 girls have been named Reneisha since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reneisha has been recorded 236 times among girls since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 1999.
- #18,160 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 236 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reneisha ranks #18,160 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 236 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #18,160 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 236
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Reneisha's 236 recorded births place it above 74.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Reneisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Reneisha's full recorded timeline at 1990, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Reneisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1999
- Peak year (1992)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1999.
236 total births across 19 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1992 with 22 births in a single year.
Reneisha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (135 births, 57% of the file).
1990s was Reneisha's strongest decade.
135 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Reneisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
101 births
- 1990s
1990s
135 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 135 births (57% of all-time use).
Reneisha decade highlights
- Peak decade 135 births
- Runner-up 101 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Reneisha by state
Where Reneisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 10 | 4.2% |
10 of 236 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Louisiana 4.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Louisiana accounts for 4.2% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- Louisiana records the most Reneishas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Reneisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~18 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, 1981–1999 (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 Reneisha 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.
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