Girls' name · since 1987

Danishia

Danishia has 53 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#34,285 of 72,339
all-time among girls
53
born since 1987
1990s
peak decade

Danishia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 53 recorded since 1987.

Danishia has 53 recorded births among girls since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2001.

  • #34,285 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 53 born since 1987
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danishia ranks #34,285 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 53 born since 1987, peaking in the 1990s.

#34,285 of 72,339
all-time among girls
53
born since 1987
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Danishia's 53 recorded births place it above 52.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Danishia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Danishia's full recorded timeline at 1993, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Danishia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2001

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1994)
10
Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
4681012 19871989199019921993199419952001 5

Danishia by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (35 births, 66% of the file).

1990s was Danishia's strongest decade.

35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.

Danishia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 35 births (66% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Danishia?
Danishia has been given to 53 babies in the U.S. since 1987, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #34,285 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2001. 10 babies were born in 1994, its single highest year.
Where does Danishia sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danishia ranks #34,285 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Danishia most popular?
Danishia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Danishia been used?
Danishia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 15 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Danishia?
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.

What to do with Danishia's data

  • Danishia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (35 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

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 Danishia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1987–2001 (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 Danishia 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.