Recorded 1982–2003 Girls' name Peak 1991 232 births

Daniesha — girls' name

232 babies named Daniesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s581990s1482000s26
1990s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Daniesha was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

21 babies were named Daniesha in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daniesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 232 babies named Daniesha between 1982 and 2003, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Daniesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daniesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 148 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Daniesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Daniesha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daniesha 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 232 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.

Daniesha at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

232

Since 1982

22 years of records

Peak year

1991

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1982

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2003

Daniesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1982

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1991)
21
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
0510152025 20032000199719941991198819851982 5

Daniesha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
148 births that decade — 64% of Daniesha's all-time total
1980s581990s1482000s26

Daniesha by state

Where Daniesha concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Daniesha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.2%
California share of Daniesha's total US births 2.2%

5 of 232 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daniesha?
232 babies have been named Daniesha since 1982. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1991 with 21 births.
When was Daniesha most popular?
Daniesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 148 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Daniesha most popular?
The top states for the name Daniesha are California (5 births).
How long has the name Daniesha been used?
Daniesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 22 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Daniesha?
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.

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, 1982–2003 (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.