Darnesha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- dar-NEE-shuh
- Origin
- Modern
Darnesha is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Darnesha come from?
Modern: modern feminine coinage from Darnell with the -esha ending
Is Darnesha a girl's or a boy's name?
Darnesha is a girls' name.
How popular is Darnesha in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1990, with 37 girls. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the girls named Darnesha in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
Darnesha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7,039 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6,951 |
| 2000 | 14 | #7,152 |
| 1999 | 20 | #5,213 |
| 1998 | 26 | #4,235 |
| 1997 | 26 | #4,122 |
| 1996 | 29 | #3,718 |
| 1995 | 27 | #3,873 |
| 1994 | 34 | #3,297 |
| 1993 | 28 | #3,771 |
| 1992 | 26 | #3,962 |
| 1991 | 27 | #3,811 |
| 1990 | 37 | #3,017 |
| 1989 | 23 | #4,115 |
| 1988 | 21 | #4,167 |
| 1987 | 12 | #5,918 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 15 | #4,858 |
| 1984 | 10 | #6,290 |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
| 1982 | 10 | #6,369 |
| 1981 | 11 | #5,884 |
| 1980 | 15 | #4,742 |
| 1979 | 8 | #7,311 |
| 1978 | 8 | #6,946 |
| 1977 | 6 | #8,442 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #7,678 |
Names like Darnesha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Radhika Dhara Anika Aviva Priya Divisha Krisha Anisha Kridha Saanvika Sasha Ishika
Names related to Darnesha
More Modern names
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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, “Darnesha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/darnesha, updated 20 October 2026.