Given name

Daysha

Daysha is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Daysha isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Daysha through the years

Babies since 1880
2,660
0 boys · 2,660 girls
Most popular year
1996
156 babies
2025
37
#3,924 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+41%
Rising
0255075100198020002025Highest share 199623
Daysha in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1972–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

Where it’s given

Most at home inNew York
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: New York (7).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 37 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,924 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 41.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 156 in 1996. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,035 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.

DayshaDaishaDayshah

The ring: spellings.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Spellings & scripts 2

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Daysha, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Daisya

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Damiesha

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Dashia

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Daytona

20RareSteady

23% boys · 77% girls

Modern

Deirra

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Danaisha

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Zanisha

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Ahjah

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Daysha’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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