Girls' name · since 1973
Dashia
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 919 babies named Dashia, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,968 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 919
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dashia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 919 have been recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Dashia recorded 919 times among girls since 1973, 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 1973 to 2024.
- #7,968 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 919 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dashia ranks #7,968 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 919 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,968 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 919
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dashia's 919 recorded births place it above 88.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Dashia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dashia splits its recorded history at 1997: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 73 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dashia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2024
- Peak year (1996)
- 73
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Dashia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (408 births, 44% of the file).
1990s was Dashia's strongest decade.
408 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Dashia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 35
1970s
35 births
- 1980s 111
1980s
111 births
- 1990s
1990s
408 births
- 2000s
2000s
293 births
- 2010s 63
2010s
63 births
- 2020s 9
2020s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 408 births (44% of all-time use).
How Dashia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dashia's total volume
Dashia by state
Where Dashia concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 18 | 2.0% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 17 | 1.8% |
| #3 | South Carolina | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
18 of 919 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Dashia appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dashia's data
- Dashia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (408 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Dashias (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dashia: 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 (~51 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, 1973–2024 (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 Dashia 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.