Recorded 1979–2003 Girls' name Peak 1992 80 births

Dashanna — girls' name

80 babies named Dashanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

80 girls have been named Dashanna since 1979, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2003.

80
total births
1979–2003
years on record
1990s
peak decade
61%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Dashanna was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

9 babies were named Dashanna in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dashanna

The Social Security Administration has registered 80 babies named Dashanna between 1979 and 2003, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dashanna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dashanna performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dashanna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dashanna 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 80 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.

Dashanna at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

80

Since 1979

25 years of records

Peak year

1992

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1979

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2003

Dashanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1979

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1992)
9
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
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Dashanna by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
49 births that decade — 61% of Dashanna's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dashanna?
80 babies have been named Dashanna since 1979. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1992 with 9 births.
When was Dashanna most popular?
Dashanna was most popular in the 1990s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Dashanna been used?
Dashanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 25 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Dashanna?
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, 1979–2003 (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.