Is Daesha a boy or girl name?

Daesha is a girl’s name. Of the 674 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Daesha

Recorded 1981–2014 · United States

Daesha was most popular in 1996, when 56 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,928 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 674 people named Daesha.

Daesha over time

Births per year. The dot marks Daesha’s peak in 1996. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Daesha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Daesha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 674 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org