Kanisha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ka-NEE-sha
- Origin
- Modern
Kanisha is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kanisha mean?
Modern: Ka- + Nisha or the ending of Keisha
A modern coinage combining Ka- with Nisha or the -isha ending of names like Keisha.
Is Kanisha a girl's or a boy's name?
Kanisha is a girls' name.
How popular is Kanisha in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 7 girls.
Half of all the girls named Kanisha in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Kanisha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 7 | #3,060 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Kanisha 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 293 girls. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the girls named Kanisha in the US since 1880 were born between 1984 and 1995, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kanisha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 8 | #11,164 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7,088 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 20 | #5,994 |
| 2004 | 16 | #7,072 |
| 2003 | 20 | #5,790 |
| 2002 | 28 | #4,377 |
| 2001 | 33 | #3,860 |
| 2000 | 38 | #3,448 |
| 1999 | 45 | #2,932 |
| 1998 | 42 | #3,012 |
| 1997 | 81 | #1,825 |
| 1996 | 91 | #1,667 |
| 1995 | 133 | #1,262 |
| 1994 | 149 | #1,181 |
| 1993 | 126 | #1,323 |
| 1992 | 143 | #1,214 |
| 1991 | 189 | #989 |
| 1990 | 293 | #713 |
| 1989 | 102 | #1,441 |
| 1988 | 63 | #1,930 |
| 1987 | 66 | #1,775 |
| 1986 | 72 | #1,637 |
| 1985 | 67 | #1,709 |
| 1984 | 84 | #1,388 |
| 1983 | 83 | #1,411 |
| 1982 | 69 | #1,653 |
| 1981 | 83 | #1,455 |
| 1980 | 64 | #1,735 |
| 1979 | 77 | #1,517 |
| 1978 | 56 | #1,804 |
| 1977 | 56 | #1,801 |
| 1976 | 42 | #2,060 |
| 1975 | 18 | #3,636 |
| 1974 | 18 | #3,558 |
| 1973 | 13 | #4,361 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
Names like Kanisha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Krisha, Radhika, Priya, Saanvika, Hanvika, Divisha, Anvika, Kridha, Tanisha, Akshara, Anisha, Advika
Names related to Kanisha
Khansa, Kenisha, Kansas, Quanisha, Kanesha, Kaneisha, Keneisha, Kennisha, Kanasia
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Kanisha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kanisha, updated 20 October 2026.