female NAME · CURRENTLY #16073
Kanishka
kuh-NISH-kuh
“Possibly “small gold coin”; the name was also borne by a Kushan emperor.”
A Sanskrit-derived historical name associated with Kanishka, a ruler of the Kushan Empire.
SSA POPULARITY HISTORY
How Kanishka has traveled through time
72020
52025
LATEST YEAR20255 births
PEAK RANK#8345in 2013
CURRENT USAGE100% F0% M
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.