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Dashae
Pronounced duh-SHAY /dəˈʃeɪ/Medium
Meaning: Dashae is a modern American coinage joining the Da- prefix (as in Dana, Dashawn) with -shae, a spelling of Shae or Shay. It was built for its bright, two-beat sound rather than from a single root, so it carries no fixed dictionary meaning.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Dashae appears in United States records from about 1988 and peaks near 1993, one of many Da- and -shae coinages popular in African-American naming of the era, alongside Dashawn and Dashaun. It reflects genuine creativity rather than a borrowed etymology and stayed rare throughout, given to only a couple dozen girls a year even at its peak.
A Dashae from the early 1990s is now an adult. The name is a product of its era's inventive naming culture; it did not cross into the wider mainstream and remains a distinctive individual choice.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Dashae mean?
It is a modern coinage joining the Da- prefix with -shae, in the Shae and Dashawn family, chosen for its sound.
How do you pronounce Dashae?
It's said duh-SHAY /dəˈʃeɪ/, two syllables, stress on the second.
Is Dashae a boy or girl name?
Dashae is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Dashae?
It has always been rare, an invented name that appeared in the late nineteen-eighties and never spread widely.