Girls' name · since 1974
Dakisha
56 babies named Dakisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #33,631 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 56
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dakisha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 56 recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dakisha has been recorded 56 times among girls since 1974, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1985.
- #33,631 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 56 born since 1974
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dakisha ranks #33,631 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 56 born since 1974, peaking in the 1970s.
- #33,631 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 56
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dakisha's 56 recorded births place it above 53.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dakisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dakisha splits its recorded history at 1979: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1974 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dakisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1985
- Peak year (1974)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Dakisha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (38 births, 68% of the file).
1970s was Dakisha's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Dakisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
38 births
- 1980s
1980s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 38 births (68% of all-time use).
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- Dakisha's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (38 total births) through the 1980s (18) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dakisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~11 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, 1974–1985 (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 Dakisha 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.