boy's name
Donta
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 3,993
Donta is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1991, when 147 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 331,565 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1964.
Donta over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 57 |
| 1970s | 811 |
| 1980s | 1,106 |
| 1990s | 1,007 |
| 2000s | 572 |
| 2010s | 337 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 100 |
How popular is Donta?
In 2025, Donta was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Donta is used
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 Donta
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Donta also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Donta over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Donta
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Donta — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Donta
How popular is the name Donta?
In 2025, Donta was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Donta a girl's or a boy's name?
Donta is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Donta most popular?
Donta peaked in 1991, when 147 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Donta a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Donta currently ranks #8,135 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.