Is Donette a boy or girl name?

Donette is a girl’s name. Of the 1,091 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Donette

Recorded 1935–1988 · United States

Donette was most popular in 1962, when 53 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,483 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,091 people named Donette.

Donette over time

Births per year. The dot marks Donette’s peak in 1962. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Donette a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Donette is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,091 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