Recorded 1975–2005 Girls' name Peak 1994 198 births

Dashana — girls' name

198 babies named Dashana in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

198 girls have been named Dashana since 1975, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2005.

198
total births
1975–2005
years on record
1990s
peak decade
59%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Dashana was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

16 babies were named Dashana in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dashana

The Social Security Administration has registered 198 babies named Dashana between 1975 and 2005, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dashana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dashana performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 116 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dashana shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dashana 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 198 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.

Dashana at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

198

Since 1975

31 years of records

Peak year

1994

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1975

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2005

Dashana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1975

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1994)
16
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
05101520 20052001199819951992198919801975 7

Dashana by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
116 births that decade — 59% of Dashana's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dashana?
198 babies have been named Dashana since 1975. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1994 with 16 births.
When was Dashana most popular?
Dashana was most popular in the 1990s decade with 116 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Dashana been used?
Dashana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 31 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Dashana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dasia, Dasha, Dasani, Dashia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1975–2005 (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.