Recorded 1988–1997 Girls' name Peak 1990 46 births

Daresha — girls' name

46 babies named Daresha in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s40
1990s
Peak decade

87% of everyone ever named Daresha was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

10 babies were named Daresha in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daresha

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Daresha between 1988 and 1997, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Daresha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daresha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Daresha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daresha 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 46 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.

Daresha at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

46

Since 1988

10 years of records

Peak year

1990

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1988

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1997

Daresha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1988

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1990)
10
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4681012 1997199619951993199219901988 6

Daresha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
40 births that decade — 87% of Daresha's all-time total
1980s61990s40

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daresha?
46 babies have been named Daresha since 1988. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1990 with 10 births.
When was Daresha most popular?
Daresha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Daresha been used?
Daresha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 10 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Daresha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Darlene, Darla, Darcy, Dara, 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, 1988–1997 (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.