Kenesha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kuh-NEE-shuh
- Origin
- Modern
Kenesha is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Kenesha come from?
Modern: modern blend of Ken- and Keisha
Is Kenesha a girl's or a boy's name?
Kenesha is a girls' name.
How popular is Kenesha 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 82 girls. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the girls named Kenesha in the US since 1880 were born between 1984 and 1994, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kenesha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 16 | #7,072 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 17 | #6,317 |
| 2000 | 14 | #7,152 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 18 | #5,579 |
| 1997 | 36 | #3,221 |
| 1996 | 30 | #3,627 |
| 1995 | 36 | #3,147 |
| 1994 | 46 | #2,656 |
| 1993 | 37 | #3,103 |
| 1992 | 63 | #2,123 |
| 1991 | 80 | #1,773 |
| 1990 | 82 | #1,765 |
| 1989 | 54 | #2,217 |
| 1988 | 28 | #3,388 |
| 1987 | 29 | #3,166 |
| 1986 | 33 | #2,844 |
| 1985 | 41 | #2,397 |
| 1984 | 43 | #2,265 |
| 1983 | 26 | #3,150 |
| 1982 | 36 | #2,581 |
| 1981 | 33 | #2,723 |
| 1980 | 28 | #3,069 |
| 1979 | 32 | #2,724 |
| 1978 | 36 | #2,431 |
| 1977 | 18 | #3,910 |
| 1976 | 21 | #3,286 |
| 1975 | 10 | #5,514 |
Names like Kenesha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kiara, Kianna, Kiana, Brianna, Cassidy, Kierra, Keona, Keeley, Breanna, Brenna, Briana, Kaitlyn
Names related to Kenesha
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, “Kenesha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kenesha, updated 20 October 2026.