Kennisha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- keh-NEE-sha
- Origin
- Modern
Kennisha is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kennisha mean?
Modern: spelling of Kenisha; Ken- + the -isha ending of Keisha
A modern American coinage combining Ken- with the -isha ending of names like Keisha.
Meaning borrowed from Kenisha.
Is Kennisha a girl's or a boy's name?
Kennisha is a girls' name.
How popular is Kennisha 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 36 girls. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the girls named Kennisha in the US since 1880 were born between 1984 and 1994, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kennisha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,823 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 16 | #6,481 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 23 | #4,505 |
| 1996 | 17 | #5,526 |
| 1995 | 22 | #4,513 |
| 1994 | 26 | #4,011 |
| 1993 | 32 | #3,417 |
| 1992 | 34 | #3,261 |
| 1991 | 29 | #3,627 |
| 1990 | 36 | #3,073 |
| 1989 | 33 | #3,159 |
| 1988 | 26 | #3,580 |
| 1987 | 33 | #2,913 |
| 1986 | 21 | #3,888 |
| 1985 | 27 | #3,245 |
| 1984 | 21 | #3,725 |
| 1983 | 21 | #3,686 |
| 1982 | 16 | #4,526 |
| 1981 | 12 | #5,570 |
| 1980 | 22 | #3,609 |
| 1979 | 26 | #3,147 |
| 1978 | 13 | #4,931 |
| 1977 | 16 | #4,234 |
| 1976 | 11 | #5,213 |
Names like Kennisha
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 Mckenna Kaitlyn
Names related to Kennisha
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, “Kennisha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kennisha, updated 20 October 2026.