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Kenisha

100% girls · 9 born in 2025

Kenisha has been given to about 4,024 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1978, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 3,927
Median age today37 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kenisha per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1978 · 313
  • Born in 20259
  • All time4,024
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Kenisha?

Its best year was 1978, when 313 babies were given the name, ranking 557th. The typical living American called Kenisha is about 37 years old today.

Names that sound like Kenisha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Keisha0.89
  2. Denisha0.89
  3. Elisha0.79
  4. Felisha0.79
  5. Tanisha0.74
  6. Kisha0.74
  7. Kesha0.74
  8. Anisha0.74

Middle names for Kenisha

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kenisha Rose0.85
  2. Kenisha Louise0.85
  3. Kenisha June0.84
  4. Kenisha Pearl0.84
  5. Kenisha Quinn0.84
  6. Kenisha Nell0.84

Sibling names for Kenisha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aracelisister · 0.77
  2. Laceysister · 0.76
  3. Bethanysister · 0.76
  4. Jaimeeither · 0.75
  5. Coreybrother · 0.75
  6. Caseyeither · 0.74

Where Kenisha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Kenisha White0.80
    2. Kenisha Reyes0.80
    3. Kenisha Nguyen0.80
    4. Kenisha Moore0.80
    5. Kenisha Lee0.80
    6. Kenisha Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Kenisha

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.