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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Donetta

Donetta was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1956, when it ranked 1289th with 65 babies. More babies were named Donetta in the 1960s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
195665 babies
Total since 1880
1,994babies recorded

Donetta popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#6,22314
1980#4,79315
1970#2,24535
1960#1,50854
1950#1,96924
1940#1,52826
1930#3,4248
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Donetta, counting every spelling?

Donetta has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Donetta?

About 1,500 people born in the US named Donetta are alive today, with a median age of 61; half are between 52 and 71. That makes Donetta a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Donetta by state

How common Donetta was among girls born in each state in 1954–1958, around its peak. In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesIN0.06Ohio: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesOH0.03Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesCA0.01Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesKS0.05Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesTX0.02Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Donetta, girls, 1954–1958. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Donetta: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Donetta, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Donetta

How popular is the name Donetta?

Donetta was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1956, when it ranked 1289th with 65 babies. More babies were named Donetta in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Is Donetta a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,994 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Donetta most popular?

In 1954–1958, Donetta was most common in Indiana (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Kansas and Ohio.