How Many People Are Named Dashay?
An estimated 320 people in the United States have the first name Dashay. It is predominantly female (92.7%). The average bearer is 27 years old, and Dashay peaked in popularity in 1996 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dashay 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 Dashay paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
320
About 1 in 1,071,107 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
92.7% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1996
28 births
Total Registered
328
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dashay
Dashay is predominantly female (92.7%), though 24 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Dashay as a male name
Ranked #8,171 in 1996
6 male births in 1996
Peak: 1992 (7 births)
Dashay as a female name
Ranked #16,120 in 2019
5 female births in 2019
Peak: 1994 (22 births)
Dashay: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dashay span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 189 babies were registered. Dashay has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dashay by Decade
How has Dashay 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.
Dashay by State
Birth registrations for Dashay span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, New York, Ohio. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York. On average, about 8 Dashays were registered per state.
Dashay + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dashay as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dashay
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Dashay: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dashay?
We estimate approximately 320 people named Dashay 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 1,071,107 Americans share this first name.
Is Dashay a common name?
Dashay is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 328 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dashay most popular?
Dashay reached peak popularity in 1996, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dashay is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dashay a female name?
Dashay is predominantly female. 92.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dashay Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dashay Smith, Dashay Johnson, Dashay 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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