How Many People Are Named Canesha?
An estimated 154 people in the United States have the first name Canesha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Canesha peaked in popularity in 1990 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Canesha as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Canesha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
154
About 1 in 2,225,678 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1990
21 births
Total Registered
161
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Canesha
Canesha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 161 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Canesha as a female name
Ranked #16,214 in 2003
5 female births in 2003
Peak: 1990 (21 births)
Canesha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Canesha span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 87 babies were registered. Canesha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Canesha by Decade
How has Canesha tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Canesha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Canesha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Canesha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Canesha?
We estimate approximately 154 people named Canesha are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,225,678 Americans share this first name.
Is Canesha a common name?
Canesha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 161 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Canesha most popular?
Canesha reached peak popularity in 1990, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Canesha is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Canesha a female name?
Canesha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Canesha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Canesha Smith, Canesha Johnson, Canesha Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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