Recorded 1981–1998 Girls' name Peak 1992 64 births

Dannisha — girls' name

64 babies named Dannisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s171990s47
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.

What the Data Says About Dannisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Dannisha between 1981 and 1998, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dannisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dannisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dannisha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dannisha 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 64 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.

Dannisha at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

64

Since 1981

18 years of records

Peak year

1992

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1981

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1998

Dannisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1981

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1992)
10
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4681012 199819971995199419921991198619841981 6

Dannisha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
47 births that decade — 73% of Dannisha's all-time total
1980s171990s47

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dannisha?
64 babies have been named Dannisha since 1981. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1992 with 10 births.
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.

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, 1981–1998 (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.