girl's name
Donetta
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Births on record 1,994
Donetta is a girl's name. In 2002 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1956, when 65 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1919.
Donetta over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2002, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 8 |
| 1920s | 58 |
| 1930s | 128 |
| 1940s | 291 |
| 1950s | 450 |
| 1960s | 488 |
| 1970s | 331 |
| 1980s | 165 |
| 1990s | 69 |
| 2000s (to 2002) | 6 |
How popular is Donetta?
In 2002, Donetta was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Donetta
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Donetta also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Donetta over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Donetta
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Donetta — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Donetta
How popular is the name Donetta?
In 2002, Donetta was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Donetta a girl's or a boy's name?
Donetta is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Donetta most popular?
Donetta peaked in 1956, when 65 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.