Girls' name · since 1964
Darnisha
Darnisha has 877 recorded births since 1964 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,208 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 877
- born since 1964
- 1990s
- peak decade
Darnisha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 877 recorded since 1964.
Darnisha has 877 recorded births among girls since 1964, 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 1964 to 2008.
- #8,208 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 877 born since 1964
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darnisha ranks #8,208 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 877 born since 1964, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,208 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 877
- born since 1964
- 1990s
- peak decade
Darnisha's 877 recorded births place it above 88.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
Darnisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Darnisha's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1964, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 56, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Darnisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2008
- Peak year (1993)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Darnisha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (403 births, 46% of the file).
1990s was Darnisha's strongest decade.
403 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Darnisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 97
1970s
97 births
- 1980s
1980s
277 births
- 1990s
1990s
403 births
- 2000s 90
2000s
90 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 403 births (46% of all-time use).
How Darnisha 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 Darnisha's total volume
Darnisha by state
Where Darnisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 71 | 8.1% |
| #2 | California | | 49 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 34 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 26 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 16 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Texas | | 12 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 10 | 1.1% |
71 of 877 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Darnisha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (403 total births); usage has since declined to 90 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Darnishas (71 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 Darnisha: 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 (~44 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, 1964–2008 (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 Darnisha 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.