Girls' name · since 1977
Davisha
209 babies named Davisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,361 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 209
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
209 girls have been named Davisha since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Davisha recorded 209 times among girls since 1977, 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 1977 to 2001.
- #19,361 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 209 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Davisha ranks #19,361 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 209 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #19,361 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 209
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Davisha's 209 recorded births place it above 73.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Davisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Davisha's full recorded timeline at 1991, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Davisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2001
- Peak year (1993)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2001.
209 total births across 25 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1993 with 22 births in a single year.
Davisha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (132 births, 63% of the file).
1990s was Davisha's strongest decade.
132 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Davisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s
1980s
64 births
- 1990s
1990s
132 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 132 births (63% of all-time use).
Davisha decade highlights
- Peak decade 132 births
- Runner-up 64 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Davisha by state
Where Davisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 6 | 2.9% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 2.4% |
6 of 209 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Florida 2.9% of nationwide
- California 2.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Florida accounts for 2.9% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Davisha's data
- Davisha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (132 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Davishas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Davisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1977–2001 (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 Davisha 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.
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