Recorded 1974–1985 Girls' name Peak 1974 56 births

Dakisha — girls' name

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.

1970s381980s18
1970s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Dakisha was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

10 babies were named Dakisha in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dakisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 56 babies named Dakisha between 1974 and 1985, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dakisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dakisha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dakisha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dakisha 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 56 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.

Dakisha at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

56

Since 1974

12 years of records

Peak year

1974

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1974

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1985

Dakisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1974

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1974)
10
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4681012 19851981198019791978197719751974 10

Dakisha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
38 births that decade — 68% of Dakisha's all-time total
1970s381980s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dakisha?
56 babies have been named Dakisha since 1974. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1974 with 10 births.
When was Dakisha most popular?
Dakisha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Dakisha been used?
Dakisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 12 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Dakisha?
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, 1974–1985 (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.