Is Kenesha a boy or girl name?

Kenesha is a girl’s name. Of the 986 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Kenesha

Recorded 1975–2006 · United States

Kenesha was most popular in 1990, when 82 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,890 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 986 people named Kenesha.

Kenesha over time

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

Is Kenesha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kenesha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 986 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.

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