Feminine dossier · first seen 1971

Kanisha

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1990

Peak era

1990

Peak births

293

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Millennial

1971Peak 19902025

Quick answers about Kanisha

An estimated 2,544 living Americans are named Kanisha.

Kanisha fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

The median age of a living American named Kanisha is approximately 36 years, with most bearers falling between 31 and 42 years old.

Not especially. Kanisha has been declining since its 1990 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Peak year

1990

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

2,603

Kanisha last appeared in SSA records in 2024. Across its recorded history, about 2,603 American girls received the name.

Kanisha peaked in 1990, when 293 girls were given the name.

No girls were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 2,603 Americans named Kanisha since 1971.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationMillennial

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1990

Living profile

2,544

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age36

Core range31–42

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Decline

A name with a broad middle and a downward recent trajectory.