Girls' name · since 1974
Darnesha
Darnesha has 527 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,460 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 527
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
527 girls have been named Darnesha since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darnesha has been recorded 527 times among girls since 1974, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2009.
- #11,460 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 527 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darnesha ranks #11,460 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 527 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,460 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 527
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Darnesha's 527 recorded births place it above 84.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Darnesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Darnesha splits its recorded history at 1992: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Darnesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2009
- Peak year (1990)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Darnesha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (280 births, 53% of the file).
1990s was Darnesha's strongest decade.
280 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Darnesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s
1980s
130 births
- 1990s
1990s
280 births
- 2000s 89
2000s
89 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 280 births (53% of all-time use).
How Darnesha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Darnesha's total volume
Darnesha by state
Where Darnesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 16 | 3.0% |
| #2 | California | | 7 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.9% |
16 of 527 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Darnesha's data
- Darnesha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (280 total births); usage has since declined to 89 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Darneshas (16 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Darnesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1974–2009 (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 Darnesha 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.