Girls' name · since 1970
Daisha
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 4,696 babies named Daisha, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,682 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,018 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,696
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Daisha is the #5018 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 4,696 recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daisha has been recorded 4,696 times among girls since 1970, currently ranked #5018 nationally and more common than 71% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #2,682 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,018 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,696 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daisha ranks #2,682 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,018 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,696 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,682 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,018 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,696
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Daisha's 4,696 recorded births place it above 96.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Daisha compares
4,696 Top 14% higher than 86% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Daisha's all-time total is 12x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Daisha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,696 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 313 | 21 | 19,840 |
Daisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Daisha's full recorded timeline at 1998, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 313 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Daisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 313
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Daisha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,893 births, 40% of the file).
1990s was Daisha's strongest decade.
1,893 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Daisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 146
1970s
146 births
- 1980s 469
1980s
469 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,893 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,659 births
- 2010s 382
2010s
382 births
- 2020s 147
2020s
147 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,893 births (40% of all-time use).
How Daisha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Daisha's total volume
Daisha by state
Where Daisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 291 | 6.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 279 | 5.9% |
| #3 | California | | 251 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 194 | 4.1% |
| #5 | New York | | 169 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 162 | 3.4% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 155 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 135 | 2.9% |
291 of 4,696 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Daisha appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Daisha's data
- Daisha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,893 total births); usage has since declined to 147 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Daishas (291 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Daisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~55 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1970–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Daisha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.