Girls' name · since 1979
Dynesha
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.
- #17,332 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 257
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
257 girls have been named Dynesha since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dynesha has been recorded 257 times among girls since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1979 to 2005.
- #17,332 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 257 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dynesha ranks #17,332 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 257 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #17,332 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 257
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dynesha's 257 recorded births place it above 75.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
Dynesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dynesha's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dynesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2005
- Peak year (1993)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Dynesha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (165 births, 64% of the file).
1990s was Dynesha's strongest decade.
165 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Dynesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 53
1980s
53 births
- 1990s
1990s
165 births
- 2000s 33
2000s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 165 births (64% of all-time use).
Dynesha by state
Where Dynesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 10 | 3.9% |
10 of 257 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dynesha's data
- Dynesha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (165 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Dyneshas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dynesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1979–2005 (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 Dynesha 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.