Faneisha
The Story of Faneisha
The earliest SSA record of Faneisha as a baby girl name dates back to 1990, when 5 babies received it. 1990 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Faneisha — #12,959 in the national rankings. Faneisha last appeared in the published SSA data in 1990, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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About the name Faneisha
Faneisha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Faneisha's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #12,959. Use the chart and map above to compare Faneisha's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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