How Many People Are Named Kanesha?
An estimated 1,675 people in the United States have the first name Kanesha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Kanesha peaked in popularity in 1990 with 198 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kanesha 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 Kanesha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,675
About 1 in 204,629 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1990
198 births
Total Registered
1,752
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kanesha
Kanesha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,752 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kanesha as a female name
Ranked #14,216 in 2012
7 female births in 2012
Peak: 1990 (198 births)
Kanesha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kanesha span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 953 babies were registered. Kanesha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kanesha by Decade
How has Kanesha 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.
Kanesha by State
Birth registrations for Kanesha span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Illinois, Georgia. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Missouri, Indiana. On average, about 37 Kaneshas were registered per state.
Kanesha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kanesha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kanesha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kanesha?
We estimate approximately 1,675 people named Kanesha 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 204,629 Americans share this first name.
Is Kanesha a common name?
Kanesha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,752 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kanesha most popular?
Kanesha reached peak popularity in 1990, when 198 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kanesha is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kanesha a female name?
Kanesha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kanesha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kanesha Smith, Kanesha Johnson, Kanesha 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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