Girls' name · since 1986
Darneisha
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 184 babies named Darneisha, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,646 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 184
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
184 girls have been named Darneisha since 1986, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Darneisha has 184 recorded births among girls since 1986, 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 1986 to 2005.
- #20,646 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 184 born since 1986
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darneisha ranks #20,646 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 184 born since 1986, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,646 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 184
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Darneisha's 184 recorded births place it above 71.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Darneisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Darneisha's full recorded timeline at 1994, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Darneisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2005
- Peak year (1993)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Darneisha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (136 births, 74% of the file).
1990s was Darneisha's strongest decade.
136 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Darneisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s
1990s
136 births
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 136 births (74% of all-time use).
Darneisha by state
Where Darneisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
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What to do with Darneisha's data
- Darneisha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (136 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Darneishas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Darneisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~19 yrs)
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, 1986–2005 (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 Darneisha 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.