Holding steady.
Popularity of Daesha since 1981
Babies named Daesha per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 70 |
| 1990s | 299 |
| 2000s | 262 |
| 2010s | 43 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Daesha is a modern invented name that first appeared in U.S. Social Security records in 1981. Its peak year of usage was 1996, reflecting the late-20th-century trend of creating names with fashionable sounds and suffixes. The name has never ranked in the national top 1000, maintaining a very low and stable profile since the 1990s. Its trajectory is stable, showing neither a dramatic rise nor decline in the decades since its peak. The name is almost exclusively given to girls and is most commonly spelled Daesha, though variants like Daysha and Daisha also occur.
Daesha is a modern coined name, likely formed from the fashionable prefix "Dae-" (as in Daeja or Daelyn) combined with the popular "-sha" suffix, which gained currency in the late 20th century. It first appeared in U.S. records in 1981 and saw peak usage in the 1990s, reflecting trends in creative spelling and syllable-based name construction.
Nicknames & variants
Sibling names for Daesha
Names that share Daesha's style, for a brother or sister.
