How Many People Are Named Dayshia?
An estimated 236 people in the United States have the first name Dayshia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Dayshia peaked in popularity in 1998 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dayshia 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 Dayshia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
236
About 1 in 1,452,349 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
1998
26 births
Total Registered
241
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dayshia
Dayshia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 241 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Dayshia as a female name
Ranked #15,312 in 2011
6 female births in 2011
Peak: 1998 (26 births)
Dayshia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dayshia span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 113 babies were registered. Dayshia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dayshia by Decade
How has Dayshia 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.
Dayshia by State
Dayshia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dayshia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Dayshia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dayshia?
We estimate approximately 236 people named Dayshia 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 1,452,349 Americans share this first name.
Is Dayshia a common name?
Dayshia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 241 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dayshia most popular?
Dayshia reached peak popularity in 1998, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dayshia is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dayshia a female name?
Dayshia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dayshia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dayshia Smith, Dayshia Johnson, Dayshia 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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