Recorded 1979–2009 Girls' name Peak 1995 181 births

Dashauna — girls' name

181 babies named Dashauna in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s291990s812000s66

The verdict

181 girls have been named Dashauna since 1979, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2009.

181
total births
1979–2009
years on record
1990s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Dashauna was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

13 babies were named Dashauna in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dashauna

The Social Security Administration has registered 181 babies named Dashauna between 1979 and 2009, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dashauna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dashauna performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 81 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dashauna shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dashauna 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 181 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.

Dashauna at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

181

Since 1979

31 years of records

Peak year

1995

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1979

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2009

Dashauna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1979

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1995)
13
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
468101214 20092004200119971993199019841979 5

Dashauna by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
81 births that decade — 45% of Dashauna's all-time total
1970s51980s291990s812000s66

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dashauna?
181 babies have been named Dashauna since 1979. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1995 with 13 births.
When was Dashauna most popular?
Dashauna was most popular in the 1990s decade with 81 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Dashauna been used?
Dashauna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 31 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Dashauna?
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, 1979–2009 (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.