Girls' name · since 1986
Daneesha
Daneesha has 72 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,772 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 72
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Daneesha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 72 have been recorded since 1986.
Social Security Administration records show Daneesha recorded 72 times among girls since 1986, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 1999.
- #30,772 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 72 born since 1986
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daneesha ranks #30,772 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 72 born since 1986, peaking in the 1990s.
- #30,772 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 72
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Daneesha's 72 recorded births place it above 57.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Daneesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Daneesha's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Daneesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1999
- Peak year (1994)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Daneesha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (61 births, 85% of the file).
1990s was Daneesha's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 85% of all-time use.
Daneesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 61 births (85% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Daneesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~13 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, 1986–1999 (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 Daneesha 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.