The first name Danisha
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Danisha last appeared in the official list in 2017, given to 4 girls. It peaked in 2003, with 8 births (#2,191).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Danisha with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Danisha at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 16 girls born in the United States were named Danisha, the 6,906th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1994, when 154 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- How popular is the name Danisha?
- In 2017, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Danisha, ranking 4,763rd. Its peak was 2003, with 8 births.
- Is Danisha a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,437 US babies named Danisha since 1880 were girls.
- When was Danisha most popular?
- 1994 in the United States, when 154 babies were named Danisha, its highest rank at 1,156th.