Donta
Donta was the 7810th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 770th; the most babies were born in 1991 (141). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,220 places. More babies were named Donta in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Meaning Not yet researched how we research meanings
- Rank in 2025
- #7,810 boys, down 3,350 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 10boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1991141 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,990babies recorded
Donta popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 91 since 1970.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,810 | 10 |
| 2020 | #4,460 | 22 |
| 2010 | #2,749 | 44 |
| 2000 | #1,575 | 75 |
| 1990 | #904 | 130 |
| 1980 | #882 | 103 |
| 1970 | #2,080 | 19 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Donta, counting every spelling?
Donta has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Donta?
10 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Donta (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Donta born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 831 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Donta.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Donta?
About 3,700 people born in the US named Donta are alive today, with a median age of 36; half are between 26 and 44. That makes Donta mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Donta: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Donta, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Donta
How popular is the name Donta?
Donta was the 7810th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 770th; the most babies were born in 1991 (141). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,220 places. More babies were named Donta in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Donta a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Donta in the US.