Recorded 1985–1993 Girls' name Peak 1993 11 births

Dakesha — girls' name

11 babies named Dakesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s6
1990s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Dakesha was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

6 babies were named Dakesha in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dakesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Dakesha between 1985 and 1993, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dakesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dakesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dakesha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dakesha 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 11 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.

Dakesha at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

11

Since 1985

9 years of records

Peak year

1993

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1985

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1993

Dakesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1985

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1993)
6
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.5 19931985 5

Dakesha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
6 births that decade — 55% of Dakesha's all-time total
1980s51990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dakesha?
11 babies have been named Dakesha since 1985. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1993 with 6 births.
When was Dakesha most popular?
Dakesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Dakesha been used?
Dakesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 9 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Dakesha?
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, 1985–1993 (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.