Recorded 1973–2001 Girls' name Peak 1992 171 births

Damisha — girls' name

171 babies named Damisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s421990s1092000s10
1990s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Damisha was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

25 babies were named Damisha in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Damisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 171 babies named Damisha between 1973 and 2001, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Damisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Damisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 109 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Damisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Damisha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Damisha 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 171 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.

Damisha at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

171

Since 1973

29 years of records

Peak year

1992

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1973

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2001

Damisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1973

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1992)
25
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
051015202530 20011998199519921989198219791973 5

Damisha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
109 births that decade — 64% of Damisha's all-time total
1970s101980s421990s1092000s10

Damisha by state

Where Damisha concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Damisha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.9%
California share of Damisha's total US births 2.9%

5 of 171 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Damisha?
171 babies have been named Damisha since 1973. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1992 with 25 births.
When was Damisha most popular?
Damisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 109 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Damisha most popular?
The top states for the name Damisha are California (5 births).
How long has the name Damisha been used?
Damisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 29 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Damisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Damaris, Damita, Damya, Damiyah, 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, 1973–2001 (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.