How Many People Are Named Doneisha?
An estimated 350 people in the United States have the first name Doneisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Doneisha peaked in popularity in 1993 with 29 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Doneisha as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Doneisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
350
About 1 in 979,298 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1993
29 births
Total Registered
365
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Doneisha
Doneisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 365 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Doneisha as a female name
Ranked #14,377 in 2003
6 female births in 2003
Peak: 1993 (29 births)
Doneisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Doneisha span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 224 babies were registered. Doneisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Doneisha by Decade
How has Doneisha tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Doneisha by State
Birth registrations for Doneisha span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Louisiana, Illinois, California. On average, about 6 Doneishas were registered per state.
Doneisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Doneisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Doneisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Doneisha?
We estimate approximately 350 people named Doneisha are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 979,298 Americans share this first name.
Is Doneisha a common name?
Doneisha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 365 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Doneisha most popular?
Doneisha reached peak popularity in 1993, when 29 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Doneisha is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Doneisha a female name?
Doneisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Doneisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Doneisha Smith, Doneisha Johnson, Doneisha Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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