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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Donnette

Donnette was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1947, when it ranked 1528th; the most babies were born in 1963 (48). More babies were named Donnette 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
196348 babies
Total since 1880
1,210babies recorded

Donnette popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 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#8,6829
1980#4,57016
1970#3,05022
1960#1,75142
1950#1,92125
1940#3,2848
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Donnette, counting every spelling?

Donnette has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Donnette?

About 1,000 people born in the US named Donnette are alive today, with a median age of 61; half are between 53 and 69. That makes Donnette 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.

Donnette by state

How common Donnette was among girls born in each state in 1961–1965, 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: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesNY0.01Massachusetts: 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: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesIA0.05Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 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: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesNE0.07Missouri: 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: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 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, Donnette, girls, 1961–1965. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Donnette

How popular is the name Donnette?

Donnette was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1947, when it ranked 1528th; the most babies were born in 1963 (48). More babies were named Donnette in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Is Donnette a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,210 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Donnette most popular?

In 1961–1965, Donnette was most common in Nebraska (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by Iowa and Texas.