Dashay
The Story of Dashay
As a girl name
Dashay first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1988, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 22 Dashays were born — ranking #4,521 that year. As of 2026, Dashay ranks #15,532 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 304 Dashays have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Dashay first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1991, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1992, when 7 Dashays were born — ranking #6,670 that year. As of 2026, Dashay ranks #7,971 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 24 Dashays have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Dashay
Dashay is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1988 and has accumulated 304 births in the dataset. Dashay's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #4,521. Use the chart and map above to compare Dashay's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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