Recorded 1986–2005 Girls' name Peak 1993 184 births

Darneisha — girls' name

184 babies named Darneisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s271990s1362000s21
1990s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Darneisha was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

26 babies were named Darneisha in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Darneisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 184 babies named Darneisha between 1986 and 2005, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Darneisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Darneisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 136 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Darneisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Darneisha in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Darneisha 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 184 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.

Darneisha at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

184

Since 1986

20 years of records

Peak year

1993

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1986

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2005

Darneisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1986

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1993)
26
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
051015202530 2005199919961993199019871986 9

Darneisha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
136 births that decade — 74% of Darneisha's all-time total
1980s271990s1362000s21

Darneisha by state

Where Darneisha concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Darneisha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 2.7%
#2 Tennessee
5 2.7%
Illinois share of Darneisha's total US births 2.7%
Even split

5 of 184 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Darneisha?
184 babies have been named Darneisha since 1986. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1993 with 26 births.
When was Darneisha most popular?
Darneisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 136 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Darneisha most popular?
The top states for the name Darneisha are Illinois (5 births), Tennessee (5 births).
How long has the name Darneisha been used?
Darneisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 20 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Darneisha?
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.

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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, 1986–2005 (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.