Total births
64
Girls' name · since 1981
Dannisha
Dannisha has 64 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 64
- total births
- 1981–1998
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 73%
- born in that decade
64 girls have been named Dannisha since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Dannisha has 64 recorded births among girls since 1981, 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 1981 to 1998.
- 64 total births
- 1981–1998 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 73% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
64 girls have been named Dannisha since 1981, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1998.
- 64
- total births
- 1981–1998
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 73%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
73% of everyone ever named Dannisha was born in this single decade.
1992
Single peak year
10 babies were named Dannisha in 1992 - its busiest year on record.
Dannisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dannisha's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dannisha at a glance
Last recorded 1998Peak year
1992
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1981
Dannisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1998
- Peak year (1992)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Dannisha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Dannisha's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Dannisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s
1990s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 47 births (73% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Dannisha? ▼
Dannisha has been given to 64 babies in the U.S. since 1981, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1998. 10 babies were born in 1992, its single highest year.
When was Dannisha most popular? ▼
Dannisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Dannisha been used? ▼
Dannisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 18 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Dannisha? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Dannisha
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1981–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Dannisha: Baby Name Since 1981 - 64 Births, Peak 1992." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dannisha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Dannisha 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 July 2026.