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Girl name

Danesha

100% girls · last recorded 2013

Danesha has been given to about 1,291 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1994, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 1,267
Median age today32 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Danesha per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1994 · 129
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,291

How popular is Danesha?

Its best year was 1994, when 129 babies were given the name, ranking 1316th. The typical living American called Danesha is about 32 years old today.

Names that sound like Danesha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Tanesha0.89
  2. Lakesha0.79
  3. Alesha0.79
  4. Ayesha0.79
  5. Tanisha0.74
  6. Daisha0.74
  7. Anisha0.74
  8. Dasha0.74

Middle names for Danesha

Ranked by flow score
  1. Danesha Rose0.85
  2. Danesha Louise0.85
  3. Danesha June0.84
  4. Danesha Pearl0.84
  5. Danesha Quinn0.84
  6. Danesha Nell0.84

Sibling names for Danesha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ravensister · 0.74
  2. Karinasister · 0.73
  3. Biancasister · 0.73
  4. Trevorbrother · 0.70
  5. Alvarobrother · 0.69
  6. Codybrother · 0.69

Where Danesha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Danesha White0.80
    2. Danesha Reyes0.80
    3. Danesha Nguyen0.80
    4. Danesha Moore0.80
    5. Danesha Lee0.80
    6. Danesha Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Danesha

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.