Girls' name · since 1972
Daysha
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 2,660 babies named Daysha, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,879 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,931 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,660
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Daysha currently ranks #3931 among girls' names in America, with 2,660 babies recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daysha has been recorded 2,660 times among girls since 1972, currently ranked #3931 nationally and more common than 77% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #3,879 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,931 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,660 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daysha ranks #3,879 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,931 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,660 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,879 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,931 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,660
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Daysha's 2,660 recorded births place it above 94.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Daysha compares
2,660 Top 19% higher than 81% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Daysha's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Daysha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,660 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 156 | 21 | 19,840 |
Daysha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Daysha's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 156, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Daysha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 156
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Daysha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (929 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Daysha's strongest decade.
929 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Daysha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 91
1970s
91 births
- 1980s 291
1980s
291 births
- 1990s
1990s
929 births
- 2000s
2000s
840 births
- 2010s 337
2010s
337 births
- 2020s 172
2020s
172 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 929 births (35% of all-time use).
How Daysha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Daysha's total volume
Daysha by state
Where Daysha concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 132 | 5.0% |
| #2 | California | | 113 | 4.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 100 | 3.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 79 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 69 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 62 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 48 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Maryland | | 48 | 1.8% |
132 of 2,660 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Daysha appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Daysha's data
- Daysha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (929 total births); usage has since declined to 172 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Dayshas (132 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Daysha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Daysha 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.