How Many People Are Named Dawnisha?
An estimated 116 people in the United States have the first name Dawnisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Dawnisha peaked in popularity in 1988 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dawnisha 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 Dawnisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
116
About 1 in 2,954,779 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1988
13 births
Total Registered
122
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dawnisha
Dawnisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 122 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Dawnisha as a female name
Ranked #14,055 in 1996
5 female births in 1996
Peak: 1988 (13 births)
Dawnisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dawnisha span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 54 babies were registered. Dawnisha remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Dawnisha by Decade
How has Dawnisha 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.
Dawnisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dawnisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dawnisha
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Dawnisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dawnisha?
We estimate approximately 116 people named Dawnisha 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 2,954,779 Americans share this first name.
Is Dawnisha a common name?
Dawnisha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 66.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 122 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dawnisha most popular?
Dawnisha reached peak popularity in 1988, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dawnisha is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dawnisha a female name?
Dawnisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dawnisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dawnisha Smith, Dawnisha Johnson, Dawnisha 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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