How Many People Are Named Darnisha?
An estimated 835 people in the United States have the first name Darnisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Darnisha peaked in popularity in 1993 with 56 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Darnisha 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 Darnisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
835
About 1 in 410,484 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1993
56 births
Total Registered
877
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Darnisha
Darnisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 877 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Darnisha as a female name
Ranked #15,886 in 2008
6 female births in 2008
Peak: 1993 (56 births)
Darnisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Darnisha span from the 1960s to the 2000s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 403 babies were registered. Darnisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Darnisha by Decade
How has Darnisha 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.
Darnisha by State
Birth registrations for Darnisha span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, California, Louisiana. The lowest are in Ohio, Texas, Alabama. On average, about 31 Darnishas were registered per state.
Darnisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Darnisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Darnisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Darnisha?
We estimate approximately 835 people named Darnisha 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 410,484 Americans share this first name.
Is Darnisha a common name?
Darnisha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 877 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Darnisha most popular?
Darnisha reached peak popularity in 1993, when 56 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Darnisha is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Darnisha a female name?
Darnisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Darnisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Darnisha Smith, Darnisha Johnson, Darnisha 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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