Darnisha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- dar-NEE-shuh
- Origin
- Modern
Darnisha is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Darnisha come from?
Modern: modern feminine coinage from Darnell with the -isha ending
Is Darnisha a girl's or a boy's name?
Darnisha is a girls' name.
How popular is Darnisha in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1993, with 56 girls. It first appears in the records in 1964.
Half of all the girls named Darnisha in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 1995, the years shaded on the chart below.
Darnisha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6,692 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6,614 |
| 2000 | 15 | #6,802 |
| 1999 | 15 | #6,478 |
| 1998 | 23 | #4,633 |
| 1997 | 28 | #3,894 |
| 1996 | 41 | #2,896 |
| 1995 | 41 | #2,875 |
| 1994 | 50 | #2,498 |
| 1993 | 56 | #2,284 |
| 1992 | 44 | #2,728 |
| 1991 | 51 | #2,443 |
| 1990 | 54 | #2,312 |
| 1989 | 49 | #2,366 |
| 1988 | 39 | #2,695 |
| 1987 | 31 | #3,028 |
| 1986 | 37 | #2,619 |
| 1985 | 27 | #3,245 |
| 1984 | 18 | #4,165 |
| 1983 | 23 | #3,430 |
| 1982 | 16 | #4,526 |
| 1981 | 21 | #3,738 |
| 1980 | 16 | #4,516 |
| 1979 | 12 | #5,426 |
| 1978 | 15 | #4,459 |
| 1977 | 13 | #4,941 |
| 1976 | 8 | #6,609 |
| 1975 | 13 | #4,591 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 10 | #5,108 |
| 1971 | 12 | #4,532 |
| 1970 | 14 | #4,037 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #6,803 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #6,766 |
Names like Darnisha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Radhika Aviva Dhara Priya Divisha Anika Krisha Saanvika Anisha Kridha Vibha Advika
Names related to Darnisha
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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, “Darnisha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/darnisha, updated 20 October 2026.