Recorded 1979–2005 Girls' name Peak 1993 257 births

Dynesha — girls' name

257 babies named Dynesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s531990s1652000s33
1990s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Dynesha was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

26 babies were named Dynesha in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dynesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 257 babies named Dynesha between 1979 and 2005, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dynesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dynesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 165 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dynesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Tennessee, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dynesha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dynesha 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 257 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.

Dynesha at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

257

Since 1979

27 years of records

Peak year

1993

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1979

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2005

Dynesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1979

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1993)
26
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
051015202530 20052000199719941991198819831979 6

Dynesha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
165 births that decade — 64% of Dynesha's all-time total
1970s61980s531990s1652000s33

Dynesha by state

Where Dynesha concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dynesha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Tennessee
10 3.9%
Tennessee share of Dynesha's total US births 3.9%

10 of 257 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dynesha?
257 babies have been named Dynesha since 1979. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1993 with 26 births.
When was Dynesha most popular?
Dynesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 165 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Dynesha most popular?
The top states for the name Dynesha are Tennessee (10 births).
How long has the name Dynesha been used?
Dynesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 27 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Dynesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dynasty, Dynasti, Dynver, Dyna, 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, 1979–2005 (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.