Names / Girl names
Dasha
Current rank
#2,128
and rising
All-time peak
#1,255
in 1995
First recorded
1968
in U.S. data
Children named
4,100
since 1968
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,255 in 1995 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Lively and affectionate together. It first appears in American naming data in 1968. Its strongest year was 1995, at #1,255 nationally. Usage has ticked up in recent years while remaining off the most-common lists. More than 4,100 children have been given the name overall.