Kaneisha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kuh-NEE-shuh
- Origin
- Modern
Kaneisha is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Kaneisha come from?
Modern: Kan- plus the -eisha ending, as in Keisha
Is Kaneisha a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaneisha is a girls' name.
How popular is Kaneisha in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1990, with 127 girls. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the girls named Kaneisha in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 1996, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kaneisha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7,039 |
| 2001 | 21 | #5,359 |
| 2000 | 24 | #4,786 |
| 1999 | 25 | #4,440 |
| 1998 | 38 | #3,219 |
| 1997 | 35 | #3,299 |
| 1996 | 39 | #3,023 |
| 1995 | 66 | #2,047 |
| 1994 | 57 | #2,290 |
| 1993 | 71 | #1,962 |
| 1992 | 66 | #2,054 |
| 1991 | 98 | #1,558 |
| 1990 | 127 | #1,275 |
| 1989 | 48 | #2,403 |
| 1988 | 24 | #3,800 |
| 1987 | 23 | #3,740 |
| 1986 | 20 | #4,026 |
| 1985 | 20 | #3,982 |
| 1984 | 21 | #3,725 |
| 1983 | 22 | #3,554 |
| 1982 | 16 | #4,526 |
| 1981 | 18 | #4,161 |
| 1980 | 18 | #4,147 |
| 1979 | 11 | #5,750 |
| 1978 | 11 | #5,562 |
| 1977 | 16 | #4,234 |
Names like Kaneisha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kiana Aisha Kiara Sasha Anika Radhika Kianna Karina Kira Krisha Asha Keisha
Names related to Kaneisha
Kansas Kenisha Kanisha Kanesha Keneisha Kenasia Kennisha Kanasia
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kaneisha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kaneisha, updated 20 October 2026.