Recorded 1978–2006 Girls' name Peak 1998 34 births

Dashona — girls' name

34 babies named Dashona in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

34 girls have been named Dashona since 1978, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2006.

34
total births
1978–2006
years on record
1990s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Dashona was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

7 babies were named Dashona in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dashona

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Dashona between 1978 and 2006, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dashona currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dashona performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dashona shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dashona 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 34 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.

Dashona at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

34

Since 1978

29 years of records

Peak year

1998

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1978

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2006

Dashona popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1978

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1998)
7
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
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Dashona by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
17 births that decade — 50% of Dashona's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dashona?
34 babies have been named Dashona since 1978. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1998 with 7 births.
When was Dashona most popular?
Dashona was most popular in the 1990s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Dashona been used?
Dashona has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 29 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Dashona?
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, 1978–2006 (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.