Is Donesha a boy or girl name?

Donesha is a girl’s name. Of the 652 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Donesha

Recorded 1972–2008 · United States

Donesha was most popular in 1991, when 42 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,526 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 652 people named Donesha.

Donesha over time

Births per year. The dot marks Donesha’s peak in 1991. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Donesha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Donesha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 652 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org