US rank #1851 Girls' name Peak 1995 4,045 births

Dasha — #1851 US girls' name

4,045 babies named Dasha in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s111970s1971980s4321990s9652000s10622010s9682020s410
#1851
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 90% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Dasha was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

135 babies were named Dasha in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dasha

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,045 babies named Dasha between 1968 and 2024, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dasha currently holds the #1851 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 135 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dasha performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,062 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Dasha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 477 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Dasha in 23 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dasha 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 4,045 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.

Dasha at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,045

Since 1968

57 years of records

Peak year

1995

135 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,851

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1968

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dasha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1968

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1995)
135
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
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Dasha by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,062 births that decade — 26% of Dasha's all-time total
1960s111970s1971980s4321990s9652000s10622010s9682020s410

Dasha by state

Where Dasha concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Dasha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
477 11.8%
#2 Texas
280 6.9%
#3 Florida
211 5.2%
#4 New York
207 5.1%
#5 Illinois
101 2.5%
#6 Georgia
87 2.2%
#7 Ohio
71 1.8%
#8 Washington
71 1.8%
California share of Dasha's total US births 11.8%
Even split

477 of 4,045 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.

Dasha appears in 23 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dasha?
4,045 babies have been named Dasha since 1968. It currently ranks #1851 among girls. The peak year was 1995 with 135 births.
When was Dasha most popular?
Dasha was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,062 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Dasha most popular?
The top states for the name Dasha are California (477 births), Texas (280 births), Florida (211 births).
How long has the name Dasha been used?
Dasha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 57 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dasha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dasia, Dasani, Dashia, Dashawn, 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, 1968–2024 (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.