Darnesha
Feminine
Darnesha takes the front of Darnell, a man's name, and closes it with the -esha ending. Darnesha and Darnisha are the same sound in two spellings, and the record names neither as the original.
How old is the name Darnesha?
Darnesha first appears in US birth records in 1974 — 51 years ago. The typical Darnesha alive today was born around 1993, making them about 32 years old. About 500 people named Darnesha are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Darnesha most popular?
Darnesha peaked in 1990, reaching #3022 nationally. See the whole 1990 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Darnesha
Our Darnesha begins with Darn-, the opening of Darnell, and trades that name's crisp -ell for a longer, softer close, the -esha that American naming set after so many fronts. The stress moves with it, from the second syllable of two to the middle of three: dar-NEE-shuh. Its twin spelling, Darnisha, makes the same sound with an i, and neither can show that it came first. What they share is a man's name turned into a daughter's by its ending alone.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No meaning is recorded for Darnesha. Darnell is an English surname that became an American given name, and the -esha ending carries no meaning of its own.
Pronouncing Darnesha
dar-NEE-shuh
Stress on the middle syllable. dar-NESH-uh, with a short e, is also possible from the letters.
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1974
- Most girls named
- 199037 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3022reached in 1990
- Change vs 2008
- +14.3%8 in 2009, from 7
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Darneshas among us
people named Darnesha are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Darnesha sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Every letter is sounded, and the stress is easy to catch.
- Its front is familiar from Darnell, so it is remembered after one hearing.
- Rare in its own right.
- Expect Darnisha, Darneisha and Darneshia on forms.
- Its opening letters spell darn, which a playground may notice; it is a mild word, and the stressed middle of the name carries the ear past it.
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Frequently asked
- How many Darneshas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Darnesha are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Darnesha in 2025?
- Darnesha is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Darnesha with classmates?
- Darnesha will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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