How Many People Are Named Dornisha?
An estimated 10 people in the United States have the first name Dornisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Dornisha peaked in popularity in 1989 with 5 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dornisha 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 Dornisha paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Dornisha is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
10
About 1 in 34,275,434 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1989
5 births
Total Registered
10
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dornisha
Dornisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 10 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Dornisha as a female name
Ranked #13,905 in 1992
5 female births in 1992
Peak: 1989 (5 births)
Dornisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dornisha span from the 1980s to the 1990s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 5 babies were registered. Dornisha remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Dornisha by Decade
How has Dornisha 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.
Dornisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dornisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dornisha
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Dornisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dornisha?
We estimate approximately 10 people named Dornisha 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 34,275,434 Americans share this first name.
Is Dornisha a common name?
Dornisha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 28.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dornisha most popular?
Dornisha reached peak popularity in 1989, when 5 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dornisha is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dornisha a female name?
Dornisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dornisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dornisha Smith, Dornisha Johnson, Dornisha 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.
Search for a full name combination