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Dasha

Girl

Meaning of Dasha: Russian: 'gift of God'

Dasha is a girl's name most strongly associated with Russian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2063rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2063

88 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,133

First recorded 1968 · peak 1996

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 32 babies1982: 36 babies1983: 31 babies1984: 42 babies1985: 39 babies1986: 29 babies1987: 50 babies1988: 61 babies1989: 67 babies1990: 50 babies19901991: 80 babies1992: 82 babies1993: 55 babies1994: 74 babies1995: 135 babies1996: 135 babies1997: 128 babies1998: 119 babies1999: 107 babies2000: 100 babies20002001: 130 babies2002: 109 babies2003: 106 babies2004: 92 babies2005: 80 babies2006: 101 babies2007: 100 babies2008: 113 babies2009: 131 babies2010: 103 babies20102011: 105 babies2012: 122 babies2013: 109 babies2014: 98 babies2015: 95 babies2016: 84 babies2017: 101 babies2018: 80 babies2019: 71 babies2020: 50 babies20202021: 77 babies2022: 71 babies2023: 104 babies2024: 108 babies2025: 88 babies
US babies named Dasha per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 135.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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