Recorded 1978–2006 Girls' name Peak 1994 180 births

Dynisha — girls' name

180 babies named Dynisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s681990s972000s10
1990s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Dynisha was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

19 babies were named Dynisha in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dynisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 180 babies named Dynisha between 1978 and 2006, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dynisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dynisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 97 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dynisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dynisha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dynisha 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 180 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.

Dynisha at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

180

Since 1978

29 years of records

Peak year

1994

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1978

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2006

Dynisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1978

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1994)
19
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
05101520 20061997199419911988198419801978 5

Dynisha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
97 births that decade — 54% of Dynisha's all-time total
1970s51980s681990s972000s10

Dynisha by state

Where Dynisha concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dynisha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
7 3.9%
Louisiana share of Dynisha's total US births 3.9%

7 of 180 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dynisha?
180 babies have been named Dynisha since 1978. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1994 with 19 births.
When was Dynisha most popular?
Dynisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 97 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Dynisha most popular?
The top states for the name Dynisha are Louisiana (7 births).
How long has the name Dynisha been used?
Dynisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 29 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Dynisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dynasty, Dynasti, Dynver, Dynesha, 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, 1978–2006 (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.