How Many People Are Named Danesha?
An estimated 1,243 people in the United States have the first name Danesha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Danesha peaked in popularity in 1994 with 129 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Danesha 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 Danesha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,243
About 1 in 275,748 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1994
129 births
Total Registered
1,291
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Danesha
Danesha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,291 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Danesha as a female name
Ranked #15,070 in 2013
6 female births in 2013
Peak: 1994 (129 births)
Danesha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Danesha span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 722 babies were registered. Danesha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Danesha by Decade
How has Danesha 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.
Danesha by State
Birth registrations for Danesha span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Alabama. On average, about 22 Daneshas were registered per state.
Danesha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Danesha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Danesha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Danesha?
We estimate approximately 1,243 people named Danesha 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 275,748 Americans share this first name.
Is Danesha a common name?
Danesha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,291 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Danesha most popular?
Danesha reached peak popularity in 1994, when 129 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Danesha is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Danesha a female name?
Danesha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Danesha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Danesha Smith, Danesha Johnson, Danesha 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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