Kanesha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ka-NEE-sha
- Origin
- Modern
Kanesha is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kanesha mean?
Modern: Ka- + the -esha ending of Keisha
A modern American coinage built on the -esha ending of names like Keisha.
Is Kanesha a girl's or a boy's name?
Kanesha is a girls' name.
How popular is Kanesha 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 198 girls. It first appears in the records in 1972.
Half of all the girls named Kanesha in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 1995, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kanesha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8,878 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 16 | #6,880 |
| 2002 | 22 | #5,250 |
| 2001 | 27 | #4,442 |
| 2000 | 30 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 27 | #4,197 |
| 1998 | 46 | #2,843 |
| 1997 | 59 | #2,280 |
| 1996 | 75 | #1,913 |
| 1995 | 84 | #1,726 |
| 1994 | 101 | #1,531 |
| 1993 | 90 | #1,661 |
| 1992 | 108 | #1,459 |
| 1991 | 165 | #1,087 |
| 1990 | 198 | #948 |
| 1989 | 83 | #1,647 |
| 1988 | 36 | #2,862 |
| 1987 | 49 | #2,197 |
| 1986 | 41 | #2,419 |
| 1985 | 38 | #2,544 |
| 1984 | 58 | #1,837 |
| 1983 | 47 | #2,096 |
| 1982 | 50 | #2,050 |
| 1981 | 45 | #2,231 |
| 1980 | 40 | #2,391 |
| 1979 | 28 | #2,997 |
| 1978 | 27 | #2,942 |
| 1977 | 31 | #2,666 |
| 1976 | 17 | #3,811 |
| 1975 | 18 | #3,636 |
| 1974 | 13 | #4,458 |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,290 |
Names like Kanesha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Krisha Radhika Anika Aviva Sasha Priya Aisha Kridha Anisha Asha Dhara Isha
Names related to Kanesha
Kansas Kenisha Kanisha Kaneisha Quanesha Kenesha Kenasia 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, “Kanesha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kanesha, updated 20 October 2026.