Keneisha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kuh-NEE-shuh
- Origin
- Modern
Keneisha is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Keneisha come from?
Modern: modern blend of Ken- and Keisha
Is Keneisha a girl's or a boy's name?
Keneisha is a girls' name.
How popular is Keneisha in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1991, with 54 girls. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the girls named Keneisha in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 1997, the years shaded on the chart below.
Keneisha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6,692 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 18 | #5,655 |
| 1998 | 17 | #5,794 |
| 1997 | 23 | #4,505 |
| 1996 | 25 | #4,179 |
| 1995 | 22 | #4,513 |
| 1994 | 22 | #4,516 |
| 1993 | 26 | #3,982 |
| 1992 | 27 | #3,860 |
| 1991 | 54 | #2,350 |
| 1990 | 42 | #2,732 |
| 1989 | 23 | #4,115 |
| 1988 | 20 | #4,303 |
| 1987 | 13 | #5,608 |
| 1986 | 13 | #5,456 |
| 1985 | 9 | #6,952 |
| 1984 | 10 | #6,290 |
| 1983 | 10 | #6,210 |
| 1982 | 11 | #5,909 |
| 1981 | 9 | #6,802 |
| 1980 | 8 | #7,417 |
| 1979 | 8 | #7,311 |
| 1978 | 12 | #5,214 |
| 1977 | 11 | #5,530 |
| 1976 | 7 | #7,294 |
Names like Keneisha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kiara Kianna Kiana Cassidy Brianna Kierra Mckenna Keeley Kaitlyn Breanna Brenna Keona
Names related to Keneisha
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, “Keneisha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/keneisha, updated 20 October 2026.