How Many People Are Named Quanisha?
An estimated 1,475 people in the United States have the first name Quanisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Quanisha peaked in popularity in 1995 with 160 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Quanisha 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 Quanisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,475
About 1 in 232,376 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1995
160 births
Total Registered
1,535
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Quanisha
Quanisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,535 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Quanisha as a female name
Ranked #19,521 in 2009
5 female births in 2009
Peak: 1995 (160 births)
Quanisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Quanisha span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 984 babies were registered. Quanisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Quanisha by Decade
How has Quanisha 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.
Quanisha by State
Birth registrations for Quanisha span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Florida, North Carolina. The lowest are in Maryland, District of Columbia, Mississippi. On average, about 47 Quanishas were registered per state.
Quanisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Quanisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Quanisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Quanisha?
We estimate approximately 1,475 people named Quanisha 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 232,376 Americans share this first name.
Is Quanisha a common name?
Quanisha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,535 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Quanisha most popular?
Quanisha reached peak popularity in 1995, when 160 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Quanisha is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Quanisha a female name?
Quanisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Quanisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Quanisha Smith, Quanisha Johnson, Quanisha 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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