US rank #9096 Girls' name Peak 2005 783 births

Disha — #9096 US girls' name

783 babies named Disha in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s211990s1152000s3202010s2472020s68
#9096
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 48% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Disha was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

49 babies were named Disha in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Disha

The Social Security Administration has registered 783 babies named Disha between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Disha currently holds the #9096 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 49 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Disha performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 320 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Disha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 90 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Disha in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Disha 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 783 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.

Disha at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

783

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

2005

49 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,096

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Disha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
49
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
0102030405060 202420192014200920041999199419891975 6

Disha by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
320 births that decade — 41% of Disha's all-time total
1970s121980s211990s1152000s3202010s2472020s68

Disha by state

Where Disha concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Disha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
90 11.5%
#2 New Jersey
41 5.2%
#3 Illinois
10 1.3%
#4 Texas
6 0.8%
#5 New York
5 0.6%
California share of Disha's total US births 11.5%
Even split

90 of 783 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Disha?
783 babies have been named Disha since 1975. It currently ranks #9096 among girls. The peak year was 2005 with 49 births.
When was Disha most popular?
Disha was most popular in the 2000s decade with 320 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Disha most popular?
The top states for the name Disha are California (90 births), New Jersey (41 births), Illinois (10 births).
How long has the name Disha been used?
Disha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Disha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Disa, Disney, Disaya, Disiree, 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, 1975–2024 (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.