Recorded 1993–2000 Girls' name Peak 1996 41 births

Dashanay — girls' name

41 babies named Dashanay in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

41 girls have been named Dashanay since 1993, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2000.

41
total births
1993–2000
years on record
1990s
peak decade
80%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

80% of everyone ever named Dashanay was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

11 babies were named Dashanay in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dashanay

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Dashanay between 1993 and 2000, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dashanay currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dashanay performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dashanay shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dashanay 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 41 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.

Dashanay at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

41

Since 1993

8 years of records

Peak year

1996

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1993

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 2000

Dashanay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1993

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1996)
11
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
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Dashanay by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
33 births that decade — 80% of Dashanay's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dashanay?
41 babies have been named Dashanay since 1993. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1996 with 11 births.
When was Dashanay most popular?
Dashanay was most popular in the 1990s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Dashanay been used?
Dashanay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 8 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Dashanay?
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, 1993–2000 (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.