girl's name

Kaneesha

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 8
  • Births on record 490

Ireland

#586

1996 births

Kaneesha is a girl's name. In 2001 it was given to 11 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1990, when 175 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1977.

Kaneesha over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2001, not a full ten years.

374
'70 '80 '90 '00
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Births named Kaneesha by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 12
1980s 85
1990s 374
2000s (to 2001) 11

How popular is Kaneesha?

In 2001, Kaneesha was given to 11 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Kaneesha is used

Ireland #586 3 in 1996
Canada #2,769 5 in 1996
United States #9,018 11 in 2001

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Kaneesha

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Kaneesha also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kaneesha over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Kaneesha

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kaneesha — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Kaneesha

How popular is the name Kaneesha?

In 2001, Kaneesha was given to 11 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Kaneesha a girl's or a boy's name?

Kaneesha is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Kaneesha most popular?

Kaneesha peaked in 1990, when 175 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.