Recent in Baby
When Baby Resists SolidsWhen Baby Resists SolidsBaby Biting TipsBaby Biting Tips5 Tips To Help Prevent Highchair Injuries5 Tips To Help Prevent Highchair InjuriesWhen Baby and Pet MeetWhen Baby and Pet MeetTreatments for ColicTreatments for ColicBaby Milestones – The First YearBaby Milestones – The First YearTips for Relieving Teething PainTips for Relieving Teething PainBenefits of Making Your Own Baby FoodBenefits of Making Your Own Baby Food

Home › Baby Names Directory › Cornesha

Cornesha

♀ Girl

How to Pronounce Cornesha

Pronounced kor-NEE-shuh /kɔrˈniː.ʃə/Medium

Meaning: Cornesha is a coined African American girl's name, joining a Cor- or Cornell element to the -nesha ending related to Tanesha, part of a creative family of late twentieth-century names.Low

In 30 seconds: Cornesha is a coined girl's name joining Cor- with the -nesha ending. It peaked around 1996 (said kor-NEE-shuh).
💕 Browse more names
Origin LowAmerican
MeaningCornesha is a coined African American girl's name, joining a Cor- or Cornell element to the -nesha ending related to Tanesha, part of a creative family of late twentieth-century names.
U.S. rank (2007)#15937 ↗ Rising
2007 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1996
Total births (all-time)≈ 211

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 199619852007

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Cornesha is a coined name of its era, joining a Cor- element with the -nesha ending. It reflects a lively period of newly minted American girls' names.

Cornesha was never common in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak around 1996, and it stayed rare. A girl named Cornesha then would be in her twenties today.

Did you know? Cornesha shares its warm -nesha ending with names like Tanesha and Lanisha, all products of the inventive naming energy of the nineteen-eighties and nineties.
Overall data confidence 40%
References - Cornesha — Coined Cor- + -nesha (cf. Tanesha)

Variations

CornishaCornesia

Nicknames

CoriNesha

Famous Bearers

  • Famous bearers coming soon.

If you like Cornesha…

Tanesha— a like -nesha name
Cornelia— a like Cor- name
Keisha— a like coined girl's name
Lanisha— a like -nisha name

Explore names like Cornesha

By thememodernrareamericancoined

All themes →All meanings →All origins →

Frequently Asked

What does the name Cornesha mean?

It is a coined African American name joining a Cor- element with the -nesha ending.

How do you pronounce Cornesha?

It is said kor-NEE-shuh /kɔrˈniː.ʃə/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.

Is Cornesha a boy or girl name?

Cornesha is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Cornesha?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the mid nineteen-nineties.

💬 Ask Nia