Danisha

da-NEE-shuh /dæˈniːʃə/
girl 3 syllables trending up

Danisha is an uncommon girls' name that peaked in 1994 and has since faded.

Danisha is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #6,906 for girl births in the United States (and #11,944 across all names), given to 16 babies. Danisha was first reported in SSA data in 1969 and peaked in 1994 (154 births).

About the name Danisha

Pronunciationda-NEE-shuh /dæˈniːʃə/
#6,906U.S. rank among girls 2025
#11,944among all names 2025
16U.S. births 2025
154peak births 1994
1969first in SSA data

Names similar to Danisha

How popular is Danisha?

Girls named Danisha 16 in 2025
19691970198019902000201020202025
Girls named Danisha per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1969–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Danisha total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
20251616#6,906
202455#15,842
202377#12,444
202288#11,453
20211616#7,036
202088#11,332
20191414#7,837
20181616#7,179
20171313#8,394
20161111#9,574
20151010#10,322
20141717#7,073
20132323#5,692
20121515#7,919
20111010#10,582
20102631#5,280
20093232#4,595
20083340#4,570
20072632#5,405
20062323#5,767
20053945#3,750
20044351#3,454
20034747#3,143
20026372#2,503
20015661#2,667
20006175#2,486
19996877#2,209
19987987#1,928
199767—#2,103
1996106—#1,513
199580—#1,789
1994154—#1,156
1993121—#1,363
1992134—#1,277
199188—#1,681
199091—#1,636
198998—#1,483
198884—#1,568
198763—#1,843
198658—#1,916
198549—#2,142
198448—#2,085
198352—#1,965
198245—#2,226
198142—#2,347
198041—#2,354
197945—#2,191
197833—#2,580
197734—#2,526
197630—#2,614
197522—#3,181
197423—#3,025
197315—#4,020
19728—#6,059
197110—#5,199
19706—#7,250
19695—#7,689