How Many People Are Named Danisha?
An estimated 2,326 people in the United States have the first name Danisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Danisha peaked in popularity in 1994 with 154 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Danisha 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 Danisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,326
About 1 in 147,358 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1994
154 births
Total Registered
2,421
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Danisha
Danisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,421 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Danisha as a female name
Ranked #15,791 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1994 (154 births)
Danisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Danisha span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 988 babies were registered. Danisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Danisha by Decade
How has Danisha 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.
Danisha by State
Birth registrations for Danisha span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Florida. The lowest are in Washington, South Carolina, Tennessee. On average, about 56 Danishas were registered per state.
Danisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Danisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Danisha
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Danisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Danisha?
We estimate approximately 2,326 people named Danisha 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 147,358 Americans share this first name.
Is Danisha a common name?
Danisha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,421 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Danisha most popular?
Danisha reached peak popularity in 1994, when 154 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Danisha is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Danisha a female name?
Danisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Danisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Danisha Smith, Danisha Johnson, Danisha 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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