Name Legacy

Donetta

Recorded 1919–2002 · United States

Donetta was most popular in 1956, when 65 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,124 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,994 people named Donetta.

Most popular in1956
Rank that year#2,124
Births that year65
Total since 18801,994
Given to100% girls

Donetta over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Donetta’s peak in 1956. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Donetta a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Donetta is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,994 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.

Names that peaked alongside Donetta

Where Donetta is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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