Girls' name · since 1969
Danisha
2,437 babies named Danisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,116 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,917 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,437
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
2,437 babies have been named Danisha since 1969, making it today's #6917 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Danisha recorded 2,437 times among girls since 1969, holding rank #6917 nationally today, ahead of 60% of girls, 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 1969 to 2025.
- #4,116 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,917 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,437 born since 1969
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danisha ranks #4,116 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,917 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,437 born since 1969, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,116 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,917 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,437
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Danisha's 2,437 recorded births place it above 94.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Danisha compares
2,437 Top 20% higher than 80% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Danisha's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Danisha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,437 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 154 | 21 | 19,840 |
Danisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Danisha's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 35% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 65%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 154, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Danisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 154
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Danisha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (988 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Danisha's strongest decade.
988 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Danisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 226
1970s
226 births
- 1980s
1980s
580 births
- 1990s
1990s
988 births
- 2000s
2000s
423 births
- 2010s 155
2010s
155 births
- 2020s 60
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 988 births (41% of all-time use).
How Danisha 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 Danisha's total volume
Danisha by state
Where Danisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 198 | 8.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 190 | 7.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 162 | 6.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 111 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 89 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 44 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Texas | | 40 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 32 | 1.3% |
198 of 2,437 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Danisha appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Danisha's data
- Danisha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (988 total births); usage has since declined to 60 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Danishas (198 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Danisha: 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 (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Danisha 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.