Girls' name · since 1993
Dashanay
Dashanay has 41 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #37,200 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 41
- born since 1993
- 1990s
- peak decade
41 girls have been named Dashanay since 1993, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Dashanay recorded 41 times among girls since 1993, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2000.
- #37,200 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 41 born since 1993
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dashanay ranks #37,200 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 41 born since 1993, peaking in the 1990s.
- #37,200 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 41
- born since 1993
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dashanay's 41 recorded births place it above 48.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dashanay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dashanay's full recorded timeline at 1998, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dashanay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2000
- Peak year (1996)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Dashanay by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (33 births, 80% of the file).
1990s was Dashanay's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.
Dashanay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
33 births
- 2000s 8
2000s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 33 births (80% of all-time use).
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- Dashanay's decade-level peak was the 1990s (33 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dashanay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~7 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, 1993–2000 (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 Dashanay 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.