Recorded 1979–2004 Girls' name Peak 1995 258 births

Daneshia — girls' name

258 babies named Daneshia in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s601990s1602000s32
1990s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Daneshia was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

29 babies were named Daneshia in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daneshia

The Social Security Administration has registered 258 babies named Daneshia between 1979 and 2004, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Daneshia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daneshia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 160 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Daneshia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Daneshia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daneshia 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 258 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.

Daneshia at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

258

Since 1979

26 years of records

Peak year

1995

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1979

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2004

Daneshia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1979

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1995)
29
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
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Daneshia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
160 births that decade — 62% of Daneshia's all-time total
1970s61980s601990s1602000s32

Daneshia by state

Where Daneshia concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Daneshia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
6 2.3%
Florida share of Daneshia's total US births 2.3%

6 of 258 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daneshia?
258 babies have been named Daneshia since 1979. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1995 with 29 births.
When was Daneshia most popular?
Daneshia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 160 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Daneshia most popular?
The top states for the name Daneshia are Florida (6 births).
How long has the name Daneshia been used?
Daneshia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 26 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Daneshia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Danielle, Dana, Daniela, Daniella, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1979–2004 (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.