Girls' name · since 1973
Damisha
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.
- #21,414 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 171
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
171 girls have been named Damisha since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Damisha has been recorded 171 times among girls since 1973, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2001.
- #21,414 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 171 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Damisha ranks #21,414 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 171 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #21,414 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 171
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Damisha's 171 recorded births place it above 70.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Damisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Damisha splits its recorded history at 1992: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Damisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2001
- Peak year (1992)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Damisha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (109 births, 64% of the file).
1990s was Damisha's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Damisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 42
1980s
42 births
- 1990s
1990s
109 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 109 births (64% of all-time use).
Damisha by state
Where Damisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.9% |
5 of 171 births nationwide.
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What to do with Damisha's data
- Damisha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (109 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Damishas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Damisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1973–2001 (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 Damisha 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.