Girls' name · since 1972
Danesha
1,291 babies named Danesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,314 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,291
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,291 girls have been named Danesha since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danesha has been recorded 1,291 times among girls since 1972, 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 1972 to 2013.
- #6,314 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,291 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danesha ranks #6,314 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,291 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,314 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,291
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Danesha's 1,291 recorded births place it above 91.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Danesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Danesha's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2010, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 129, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Danesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2013
- Peak year (1994)
- 129
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Danesha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (722 births, 56% of the file).
1990s was Danesha's strongest decade.
722 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Danesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 75
1970s
75 births
- 1980s 263
1980s
263 births
- 1990s
1990s
722 births
- 2000s 210
2000s
210 births
- 2010s 21
2010s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 722 births (56% of all-time use).
How Danesha 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 Danesha's total volume
Danesha by state
Where Danesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 70 | 5.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 48 | 3.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 42 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 35 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 25 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 23 | 1.8% |
| #7 | New York | | 23 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 18 | 1.4% |
70 of 1,291 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Danesha appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Danesha's data
- Danesha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (722 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.
- California records the most Daneshas (70 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Danesha: 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 (~41 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, 1972–2013 (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 Danesha 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.