How Many People Are Named Kanisha?
An estimated 2,485 people in the United States have the first name Kanisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Kanisha peaked in popularity in 1990 with 293 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kanisha 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 Kanisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,485
About 1 in 137,929 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1990
293 births
Total Registered
2,603
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kanisha
Kanisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,603 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kanisha as a female name
Ranked #16,373 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1990 (293 births)
Kanisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kanisha span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,292 babies were registered. Kanisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kanisha by Decade
How has Kanisha 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.
Kanisha by State
Birth registrations for Kanisha span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, Texas. The lowest are in Colorado, Oklahoma, Arkansas. On average, about 60 Kanishas were registered per state.
Kanisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kanisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kanisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kanisha?
We estimate approximately 2,485 people named Kanisha 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 137,929 Americans share this first name.
Is Kanisha a common name?
Kanisha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,603 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kanisha most popular?
Kanisha reached peak popularity in 1990, when 293 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kanisha is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kanisha a female name?
Kanisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kanisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kanisha Smith, Kanisha Johnson, Kanisha 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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