Fun Facts About the Name Daysha
- More than 2 thousand babies named Daysha: U.S. records list 2,660 babies given the name Daysha from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Daysha Mean?
Daysha is a modern English-language given name used mainly in the United States, and no single origin for it is firmly established. It is most often treated as a respelling of Dasha, the Russian short form of Darya (Daria). Darya comes from the Old Persian root daraya, "to hold, possess," the same root behind the Greek Dareios (Darius); on that derivation the sense would be roughly "possessor of good" or "wealthy." A second explanation links Daysha to the American names Daisha and Dasia, whose own etymologies are uncertain, and sometimes to the English flower name Daisy. Because the y spelling reflects English pronunciation rather than a specific source language, the exact derivation cannot be settled.
Daysha Name History & Origins
Daysha is a recent spelling in English-speaking use, most visible in the United States. It belongs to a large set of American names made by re-spelling an existing name, either to match English pronunciation or to give the name a distinct written form; Daisha, Dasia, and Dasha are close companions in that set. The Russian Dasha is a diminutive of Darya, a name long used in Russia and familiar through Russian literature and history, but Daysha's own record is American, and no continuous line from the Russian name to this spelling is documented. The name is separate from the surnames Day and Days, which go back to Old English dæg, "day," and from similar-sounding Slavic short forms such as Tasha (from Natasha) and Sasha (from Aleksandr or Aleksandra), which have their own histories.
How Popular is the Name Daysha?
Daysha has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1996. Its best rank was #1,167 in 1996.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,924 | 37 | 0.0023% |
| 2024 | #3,828 | 39 | 0.0024% |
| 2023 | #4,480 | 31 | 0.0019% |
| 2022 | #5,201 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2021 | #6,227 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2020 | #5,703 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2019 | #5,067 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2018 | #8,742 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2017 | #4,507 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 2016 | #6,984 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2015 | #4,164 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2014 | #3,340 | 48 | 0.0027% |
| 2013 | #3,590 | 43 | 0.0025% |
| 2012 | #3,938 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 2011 | #3,506 | 45 | 0.0026% |
| 2010 | #3,761 | 41 | 0.0023% |
| 2009 | #3,203 | 52 | 0.0028% |
| 2008 | #3,027 | 57 | 0.0030% |
| 2007 | #2,517 | 74 | 0.0038% |
| 2006 | #2,404 | 78 | 0.0041% |
| 2005 | #2,206 | 83 | 0.0045% |
| 2004 | #1,855 | 102 | 0.0056% |
| 2003 | #1,973 | 92 | 0.0050% |
| 2002 | #1,920 | 92 | 0.0051% |
| 2001 | #1,783 | 100 | 0.0056% |
| 2000 | #1,605 | 110 | 0.0061% |
| 1999 | #1,382 | 128 | 0.0072% |
| 1998 | #1,503 | 113 | 0.0064% |
| 1997 | #1,364 | 126 | 0.0072% |
| 1996 | #1,167 | 156 | 0.0089% |
| 1995 | #1,310 | 127 | 0.0072% |
| 1994 | #2,385 | 54 | 0.0030% |
| 1993 | #2,332 | 55 | 0.0030% |
| 1992 | #2,039 | 67 | 0.0036% |
| 1991 | #2,251 | 58 | 0.0031% |
| 1990 | #2,611 | 45 | 0.0024% |
| 1989 | #2,536 | 45 | 0.0024% |
| 1988 | #2,609 | 41 | 0.0023% |
| 1987 | #3,193 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 1986 | #3,295 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 1985 | #2,667 | 36 | 0.0021% |
| 1984 | #3,248 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1983 | #2,798 | 31 | 0.0019% |
| 1982 | #4,568 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1981 | #3,359 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 1980 | #4,781 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1979 | #4,265 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 1978 | #4,304 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1977 | #4,270 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1976 | #3,707 | 18 | 0.0012% |
| 1975 | #9,409 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1974 | #6,379 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1973 | #8,725 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1972 | #7,494 | 6 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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