How Many People Are Named Kenesha?
An estimated 939 people in the United States have the first name Kenesha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Kenesha peaked in popularity in 1990 with 82 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kenesha 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 Kenesha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
939
About 1 in 365,021 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1990
82 births
Total Registered
986
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kenesha
Kenesha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 986 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kenesha as a female name
Ranked #14,357 in 2006
7 female births in 2006
Peak: 1990 (82 births)
Kenesha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kenesha span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 442 babies were registered. Kenesha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kenesha by Decade
How has Kenesha 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.
Kenesha by State
Birth registrations for Kenesha span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, Florida, California. The lowest are in Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina. On average, about 15 Keneshas were registered per state.
Kenesha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kenesha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kenesha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kenesha?
We estimate approximately 939 people named Kenesha 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 365,021 Americans share this first name.
Is Kenesha a common name?
Kenesha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 986 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kenesha most popular?
Kenesha reached peak popularity in 1990, when 82 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kenesha is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kenesha a female name?
Kenesha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kenesha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kenesha Smith, Kenesha Johnson, Kenesha 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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