Girls' name · since 1979
Daneshia
Daneshia has 258 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,289 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 258
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
258 girls have been named Daneshia since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daneshia has been recorded 258 times among girls since 1979, 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 1979 to 2004.
- #17,289 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 258 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daneshia ranks #17,289 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 258 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #17,289 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 258
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Daneshia's 258 recorded births place it above 76.05% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Daneshia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Daneshia's SSA record in two at 1992 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 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Daneshia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2004
- Peak year (1995)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Daneshia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (160 births, 62% of the file).
1990s was Daneshia's strongest decade.
160 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Daneshia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 60
1980s
60 births
- 1990s
1990s
160 births
- 2000s 32
2000s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 160 births (62% of all-time use).
Daneshia by state
Where Daneshia concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 6 | 2.3% |
6 of 258 births nationwide.
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What to do with Daneshia's data
- Daneshia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (160 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Daneshias (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Daneshia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1979–2004 (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 Daneshia 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.