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Girl name

Kenesha

100% girls · last recorded 2006

Kenesha has been given to about 986 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1990, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Origin—
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Living in the US≈ 963
Median age today36 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kenesha per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1990 · 82
  • Born in 20250
  • All time986

How popular is Kenesha?

Its best year was 1990, when 82 babies were given the name, ranking 1774th. The typical living American called Kenesha is about 36 years old today.

Names that sound like Kenesha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kenisha0.84
  2. Keisha0.74
  3. Tanesha0.74
  4. Kesha0.74
  5. Denisha0.74
  6. Elisha0.63
  7. Lakesha0.63
  8. Alesha0.63

Middle names for Kenesha

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

Sibling names for Kenesha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.71
  2. Bethanysister · 0.69
  3. Caseyeither · 0.68
  4. Angelicasister · 0.67
  5. Dariusbrother · 0.66
  6. Coreybrother · 0.66

Where Kenesha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

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