Recorded 1986–1995 Girls' name Peak 1994 18 births

Dakeisha — girls' name

18 babies named Dakeisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s12
1990s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Dakeisha was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

7 babies were named Dakeisha in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dakeisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Dakeisha between 1986 and 1995, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dakeisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dakeisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dakeisha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dakeisha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 18 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dakeisha at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

18

Since 1986

10 years of records

Peak year

1994

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1986

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1995

Dakeisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1986

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1994)
7
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 199519941986 6

Dakeisha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
12 births that decade — 67% of Dakeisha's all-time total
1980s61990s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dakeisha?
18 babies have been named Dakeisha since 1986. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1994 with 7 births.
When was Dakeisha most popular?
Dakeisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Dakeisha been used?
Dakeisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 10 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Dakeisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dakota, Dakotah, Dakoda, Dakayla, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1986–1995 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.