Girls' name · since 1979
Daneisha
Daneisha has 678 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,705 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 678
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
678 girls have been named Daneisha since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Daneisha recorded 678 times among girls since 1979, 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 1979 to 2016.
- #9,705 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 678 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daneisha ranks #9,705 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 678 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,705 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 678
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Daneisha's 678 recorded births place it above 86.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Louisiana.
Daneisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Daneisha splits its recorded history at 1996: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 66 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Daneisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2016
- Peak year (1994)
- 66
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Daneisha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (378 births, 56% of the file).
1990s was Daneisha's strongest decade.
378 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Daneisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 124
1980s
124 births
- 1990s
1990s
378 births
- 2000s 148
2000s
148 births
- 2010s 21
2010s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 378 births (56% of all-time use).
How Daneisha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Daneisha's total volume
Daneisha by state
Where Daneisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 15 | 2.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 12 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 10 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #6 | California | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.7% |
15 of 678 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Daneisha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (378 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Daneishas (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Daneisha: 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 (~37 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, 1979–2016 (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 Daneisha 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.