Is Kanesha a boy or girl name?

Kanesha is a girl’s name. Of the 1,752 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Kanesha

Recorded 1972–2012 · United States

Kanesha was most popular in 1990, when 198 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,639 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,752 people named Kanesha.

Kanesha over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kanesha’s peak in 1990. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kanesha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kanesha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,752 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Kanesha

Where Kanesha is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org