Unisex name · since 1988
Dashay
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 304 babies named Dashay, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,779 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 304
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
304 girls have been named Dashay since 1988, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Dashay has 304 recorded births among girls since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2019.
- #15,779 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 304 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dashay ranks #15,779 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 304 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #15,779 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 304
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dashay's 304 recorded births place it above 78.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Dashay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dashay's full recorded timeline at 2001, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2010, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dashay popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2019
- Peak year (1994)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Dashay popularity over time - boys
24 total births recorded since 1991 (Dashay as boys' name)
Dashay by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (165 births, 54% of the file).
1990s was Dashay's strongest decade.
165 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Dashay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s
1990s
165 births
- 2000s
2000s
91 births
- 2010s 32
2010s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 165 births (54% of all-time use).
Dashay by state
Where Dashay concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 18 | 5.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 5 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.6% |
18 of 304 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Dashay's decade-level peak was the 1990s (165 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Dashays (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Dashay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1988–2019 (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 Dashay 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.