Kaniesha
#15,983 most common girls' name of all time · #26,346 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1977–2006
Rank among girls
#15,983
Rank overall
#26,346 of 105,966
First appeared
1977
Years on the list
22 of 146
All-time
259
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1990 #3,701
Best rank
#3,701 1990
Girls
Boys
peak 29/yr
Kaniesha first appears in 1977. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 6 | — | 6 | #15,715 |
| 2001 | 10 | — | 10 | #9,653 |
| 2000 | 7 | — | 7 | #12,298 |
| 1999 | 7 | — | 7 | #11,897 |
| 1998 | 9 | — | 9 | #9,657 |
| 1997 | 8 | — | 8 | #10,292 |
| 1996 | 8 | — | 8 | #10,042 |
| 1995 | 16 | — | 16 | #5,853 |
| 1994 | 13 | — | 13 | #6,947 |
| 1993 | 23 | — | 23 | #4,492 |
| 1992 | 27 | — | 27 | #3,948 |
| 1991 | 27 | — | 27 | #3,908 |
| 1990 | 29 | — | 29 | #3,701 |
| 1989 | 16 | — | 16 | #5,490 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | 5 | #12,897 |
| 1987 | 8 | — | 8 | #8,567 |
| 1986 | 9 | — | 9 | #7,636 |
| 1983 | 7 | — | 7 | #8,802 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | 7 | #9,026 |
| 1980 | 7 | — | 7 | #8,947 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,068 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,081 |