Daneisha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- duh-NEE-shuh
- Origin
- Modern
Daneisha is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Daneisha come from?
Modern: modern coinage with the popular -isha ending
Is Daneisha a girl's or a boy's name?
Daneisha is a girls' name.
How popular is Daneisha in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1994, with 66 girls. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the girls named Daneisha in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
Daneisha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8,884 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 16 | #7,480 |
| 2005 | 18 | #6,523 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 17 | #6,386 |
| 2001 | 19 | #5,817 |
| 2000 | 25 | #4,644 |
| 1999 | 26 | #4,309 |
| 1998 | 27 | #4,139 |
| 1997 | 27 | #4,004 |
| 1996 | 38 | #3,088 |
| 1995 | 49 | #2,547 |
| 1994 | 66 | #2,074 |
| 1993 | 46 | #2,634 |
| 1992 | 38 | #3,031 |
| 1991 | 27 | #3,811 |
| 1990 | 34 | #3,222 |
| 1989 | 25 | #3,887 |
| 1988 | 19 | #4,491 |
| 1987 | 17 | #4,656 |
| 1986 | 10 | #6,609 |
| 1985 | 13 | #5,346 |
| 1984 | 8 | #7,396 |
| 1983 | 13 | #5,147 |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
| 1980 | 8 | #7,417 |
| 1979 | 7 | #8,059 |
Names like Daneisha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kiana Kiara Brianna Kianna Aisha Mckenna Dayana Sasha Briana Anika Daniela Cassidy
Names related to Daneisha
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Daneisha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/daneisha, updated 20 October 2026.