Total births
51
Girls' name · since 1979
Dawnesha
Dawnesha has 51 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 51
- total births
- 1979–1994
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 57%
- born in that decade
Dawnesha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 51 have been recorded since 1979.
Dawnesha has 51 recorded births among girls since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 1994.
- 51 total births
- 1979–1994 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 57% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
51 girls have been named Dawnesha since 1979, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1994.
- 51
- total births
- 1979–1994
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 57%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
57% of everyone ever named Dawnesha was born in this single decade.
1991
Single peak year
9 babies were named Dawnesha in 1991 - its busiest year on record.
Dawnesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dawnesha's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dawnesha at a glance
Last recorded 1994Peak year
1991
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1979
Dawnesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1994
- Peak year (1991)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Dawnesha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Dawnesha's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Dawnesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
17 births
- 1990s
1990s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 29 births (57% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Dawnesha? ▼
51 babies have been named Dawnesha since 1979. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1991 with 9 births.
When was Dawnesha most popular? ▼
Dawnesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Dawnesha been used? ▼
Dawnesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 16 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Dawnesha? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dawn, Dawna, Dawne, Dawson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1979–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Dawnesha: Baby Name Since 1979 - 51 Births, Peak 1991." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dawnesha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Dawnesha 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 July 2026.