Kenisha is an uncommon girls' name that peaked in 1978 and has since faded.
Kenisha is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #10,506 for girl births in the United States (and #17,824 across all names), given to 9 babies. Kenisha was first reported in SSA data in 1973 and peaked in 1978 (313 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | #10,506 | — |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | #14,381 | — |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | #8,281 | — |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | #10,806 | — |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | #14,386 | — |
| 2020 | 11 | 11 | #9,241 | — |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | #16,805 | — |
| 2018 | 12 | 12 | #8,902 | — |
| 2017 | 17 | 17 | #6,951 | — |
| 2016 | 21 | 21 | #6,080 | — |
| 2015 | 12 | 12 | #9,235 | — |
| 2014 | 14 | 14 | #8,286 | — |
| 2013 | 13 | 13 | #8,813 | — |
| 2012 | 15 | 15 | #8,028 | — |
| 2011 | 16 | 16 | #7,616 | — |
| 2010 | 21 | 21 | #6,290 | — |
| 2009 | 21 | 21 | #6,431 | — |
| 2008 | 28 | 28 | #5,215 | — |
| 2007 | 33 | 40 | #4,521 | — |
| 2006 | 32 | 32 | #4,521 | — |
| 2005 | 35 | 35 | #4,070 | — |
| 2004 | 37 | 37 | #3,867 | — |
| 2003 | 56 | 56 | #2,785 | — |
| 2002 | 52 | 52 | #2,872 | — |
| 2001 | 50 | 50 | #2,901 | — |
| 2000 | 42 | 42 | #3,239 | — |
| 1999 | 73 | 78 | #2,104 | — |
| 1998 | 67 | 67 | #2,155 | — |
| 1997 | 104 | — | #1,557 | — |
| 1996 | 89 | — | #1,709 | — |
| 1995 | 112 | — | #1,443 | — |
| 1994 | 139 | — | #1,242 | — |
| 1993 | 179 | — | #1,032 | — |
| 1992 | 191 | — | #996 | — |
| 1991 | 207 | — | #929 | — |
| 1990 | 221 | — | #879 | — |
| 1989 | 154 | — | #1,116 | #8,608 |
| 1988 | 134 | — | #1,145 | — |
| 1987 | 106 | — | #1,307 | — |
| 1986 | 118 | — | #1,196 | — |
| 1985 | 123 | — | #1,160 | — |
| 1984 | 103 | — | #1,248 | — |
| 1983 | 106 | — | #1,210 | — |
| 1982 | 81 | — | #1,479 | — |
| 1981 | 93 | — | #1,345 | — |
| 1980 | 122 | — | #1,120 | — |
| 1979 | 178 | — | #870 | — |
| 1978 | 313 | — | #557 | — |
| 1977 | 229 | — | #685 | — |
| 1976 | 134 | — | #953 | — |
| 1975 | 29 | — | #2,638 | — |
| 1974 | 14 | — | #4,320 | — |
| 1973 | 19 | — | #3,400 | — |