Given name
Dasha
“a gift of God”
Dasha is a variant of Dorothy. One Greek interpretation is “a gift of God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dasha is a variant of Dorothy. One Greek interpretation is “a gift of God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dasha is a variant of Dorothy. An origin associated with Dorothy is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Dasha is a diminutive of DARJA. In English usage, Dasha is a diminutive of Дар'я.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dasha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,133
- 0 boys · 4,133 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 135 babies
- 2025
- 88
- #2,128 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +16%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 88 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,128 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 16.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New Jersey had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,519 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dasha’s family of names
Dasha is an affectionate form of Daria. Dasha has a related form in Dorothy. Dasha is an affectionate form of Darya.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Dasha
- Dasha AstafievaUkrainian singer and modelborn 1985
- Dasha ZhukovaRussian modelborn 1981
- Dasha from SevastopolCrimean Russian nurse1836–1892
- Dasha NekrasovaBelarusian-American actress and podcasterborn 1991
- Dasha MedovaUkrainian singerborn 1990
- Dasha BurnsAmerican television journalistborn 1992
- Dasha GonzalezAmerican professional wrestlerborn 1988
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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