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Girl name

Renisha

100% girls · last recorded 2016

Renisha has been given to about 735 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1993, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Origin—
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Living in the US≈ 717
Median age today37 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Renisha per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1993 · 41
  • Born in 20250
  • All time735

How popular is Renisha?

Its best year was 1993, when 41 babies were given the name, ranking 2925th. The typical living American called Renisha is about 37 years old today.

Names that sound like Renisha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Denisha0.89
  2. Kenisha0.89
  3. Elisha0.79
  4. Keisha0.79
  5. Felisha0.79
  6. Tanisha0.74
  7. Anisha0.74
  8. Renita0.73

Middle names for Renisha

Ranked by flow score
  1. Renisha Louise0.85
  2. Renisha June0.84
  3. Renisha Pearl0.84
  4. Renisha Quinn0.84
  5. Renisha Nell0.84
  6. Renisha Wren0.83

Sibling names for Renisha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.73
  2. Bethanysister · 0.70
  3. Caseyeither · 0.68
  4. Dustinbrother · 0.67
  5. Aracelisister · 0.67
  6. Coreybrother · 0.66

Where Renisha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Renisha White0.80
    2. Renisha Nguyen0.80
    3. Renisha Moore0.80
    4. Renisha Lee0.80
    5. Renisha Hill0.80
    6. Renisha Green0.80

    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 Renisha

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    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.