How Many People Are Named Kaneisha?
An estimated 974 people in the United States have the first name Kaneisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Kaneisha peaked in popularity in 1990 with 127 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kaneisha 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 Kaneisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
974
About 1 in 351,904 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1990
127 births
Total Registered
1,014
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kaneisha
Kaneisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,014 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kaneisha as a female name
Ranked #14,436 in 2009
7 female births in 2009
Peak: 1990 (127 births)
Kaneisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kaneisha span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 622 babies were registered. Kaneisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kaneisha by Decade
How has Kaneisha 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.
Kaneisha by State
Birth registrations for Kaneisha span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, Georgia, Texas. The lowest are in Virginia, Ohio, New Jersey. On average, about 16 Kaneishas were registered per state.
Kaneisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kaneisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kaneisha
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kaneisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kaneisha?
We estimate approximately 974 people named Kaneisha 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 351,904 Americans share this first name.
Is Kaneisha a common name?
Kaneisha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,014 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kaneisha most popular?
Kaneisha reached peak popularity in 1990, when 127 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kaneisha is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kaneisha a female name?
Kaneisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kaneisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kaneisha Smith, Kaneisha Johnson, Kaneisha 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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