Total births
17
Girls' name · since 1989
Daynisha
Daynisha has 17 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 17
- total births
- 1989–1998
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 65%
- born in that decade
Daynisha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 17 have been recorded since 1989.
Daynisha has 17 recorded births among girls since 1989, 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 1989 to 1998.
- 17 total births
- 1989–1998 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 65% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
17 girls have been named Daynisha since 1989, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1998.
- 17
- total births
- 1989–1998
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 65%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
65% of everyone ever named Daynisha was born in this single decade.
1989
Single peak year
6 babies were named Daynisha in 1989 - its busiest year on record.
Daynisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Daynisha splits its recorded history at 1992: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Daynisha at a glance
Last recorded 1998Peak year
1989
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1989
Daynisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1998
- Peak year (1989)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Daynisha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Daynisha's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Daynisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 11 births (65% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Daynisha? ▼
Since 1989, Social Security records show 17 babies named Daynisha. The most recent recorded year was 1998. Its busiest year on record was 1989, with 6 births.
When was Daynisha most popular? ▼
Daynisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Daynisha been used? ▼
Daynisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 10 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Daynisha? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dayana, Dayna, Dayanara, Dayanna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Daynisha
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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, 1989–1998 (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. "Daynisha: Baby Name Since 1989 - 17 Births, Peak 1989." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/daynisha. 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 Daynisha 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.