Girls' name · since 1977
Dashawna
Dashawna has 483 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,112 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 483
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dashawna sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 483 recorded since 1977.
Social Security Administration records show Dashawna recorded 483 times among girls since 1977, 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 1977 to 2019.
- #12,112 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 483 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dashawna ranks #12,112 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 483 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #12,112 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 483
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dashawna's 483 recorded births place it above 83.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Dashawna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dashawna splits its recorded history at 1998: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dashawna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2019
- Peak year (1997)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Dashawna by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (209 births, 43% of the file).
1990s was Dashawna's strongest decade.
209 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Dashawna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s 66
1980s
66 births
- 1990s
1990s
209 births
- 2000s
2000s
160 births
- 2010s 35
2010s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 209 births (43% of all-time use).
Dashawna by state
Where Dashawna concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
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What to do with Dashawna's data
- Dashawna's decade-level peak was the 1990s (209 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Dashawnas (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dashawna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1977–2019 (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 Dashawna 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.