Boy or Girl

Is Danisha a boy or girl name?

Danisha was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,421 US babies named Danisha were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#15,791
Babies named Danisha since 1969
2,421
Most popular year
1994
154 babies
Babies named Danisha each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Danisha from 1969 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.050100150200198020002020

Boys and girls named Danisha, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1960s05100%
1970s0226100%
1980s0580100%
1990s0988100%
2000s0423100%
2010s0155100%
2020s044100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–5#15,791
20230–7#12,431
20220–8#11,447
20210–16#7,032
20200–8#11,327
20190–14#7,834
20180–16#7,173
20170–13#8,392
20160–11#9,574
20150–10#10,318
20140–17#7,072
20130–23#5,692
20120–15#7,916
20110–10#10,580
20100–26#5,280
20090–32#4,595
20080–33#4,570
20070–26#5,404
20060–23#5,767
20050–39#3,750
20040–43#3,454
20030–47#3,143
20020–63#2,503
20010–56#2,667
20000–61#2,486
19990–68#2,209
19980–79#1,927
19970–67#2,103
19960–106#1,513
19950–80#1,789
19940–154#1,156
19930–121#1,363
19920–134#1,277
19910–88#1,681
19900–91#1,637
19890–98#1,483
19880–84#1,568
19870–63#1,843
19860–58#1,916
19850–49#2,142
19840–48#2,085
19830–52#1,965
19820–45#2,225
19810–42#2,347
19800–41#2,354
19790–45#2,191
19780–33#2,579
19770–34#2,527
19760–30#2,614
19750–22#3,181
19740–23#3,025
19730–15#4,020
19720–8#6,058
19710–10#5,199
19700–6#7,249
19690–5#7,689

Highest rank

Danisha has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,156 in 1994. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Danisha

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.