US rank #11287 Girls' name Peak 1996 918 births

Dashia — #11287 US girls' name

918 babies named Dashia in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#11287
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 36% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Dashia was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

73 babies were named Dashia in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dashia

The Social Security Administration has registered 918 babies named Dashia between 1973 and 2024, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dashia currently holds the #11287 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 73 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dashia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 408 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Dashia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and South Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Dashia in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dashia 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 918 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.

Dashia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

918

Since 1973

52 years of records

Peak year

1996

73 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#11,287

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1973

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dashia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1973

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1996)
73
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
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Dashia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
408 births that decade — 44% of Dashia's all-time total
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Dashia by state

Where Dashia concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Dashia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
18 2.0%
#2 North Carolina
17 1.9%
#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%
Texas share of Dashia's total US births 2.0%
Even split

18 of 918 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Dashia appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dashia?
918 babies have been named Dashia since 1973. It currently ranks #11287 among girls. The peak year was 1996 with 73 births.
When was Dashia most popular?
Dashia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 408 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Dashia most popular?
The top states for the name Dashia are Texas (18 births), North Carolina (17 births), South Carolina (11 births).
How long has the name Dashia been used?
Dashia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 52 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dashia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dasia, Dasha, Dasani, Dashawn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1973–2024 (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.