Recorded 1984–2004 Girls' name Peak 1993 61 births

Dashonna — girls' name

61 babies named Dashonna in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

61 girls have been named Dashonna since 1984, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2004.

61
total births
1984–2004
years on record
1990s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Dashonna was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

9 babies were named Dashonna in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dashonna

The Social Security Administration has registered 61 babies named Dashonna between 1984 and 2004, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dashonna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dashonna performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dashonna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dashonna 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 61 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.

Dashonna at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

61

Since 1984

21 years of records

Peak year

1993

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1984

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2004

Dashonna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1984

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1993)
9
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
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Dashonna by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
33 births that decade — 54% of Dashonna's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dashonna?
61 babies have been named Dashonna since 1984. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1993 with 9 births.
When was Dashonna most popular?
Dashonna was most popular in the 1990s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Dashonna been used?
Dashonna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 21 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Dashonna?
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, 1984–2004 (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.