How Many People Are Named Daneisha?
An estimated 656 people in the United States have the first name Daneisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Daneisha peaked in popularity in 1994 with 66 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Daneisha as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Daneisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
656
About 1 in 522,491 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1994
66 births
Total Registered
678
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Daneisha
Daneisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 678 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Daneisha as a female name
Ranked #14,767 in 2016
6 female births in 2016
Peak: 1994 (66 births)
Daneisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Daneisha span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 378 babies were registered. Daneisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Daneisha by Decade
How has Daneisha tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Daneisha by State
Birth registrations for Daneisha span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Louisiana, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, California, Illinois. On average, about 8 Daneishas were registered per state.
Daneisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Daneisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Daneisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Daneisha?
We estimate approximately 656 people named Daneisha are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 522,491 Americans share this first name.
Is Daneisha a common name?
Daneisha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 678 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Daneisha most popular?
Daneisha reached peak popularity in 1994, when 66 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Daneisha is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Daneisha a female name?
Daneisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Daneisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Daneisha Smith, Daneisha Johnson, Daneisha Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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