How Many People Are Named Donesha?
An estimated 625 people in the United States have the first name Donesha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Donesha peaked in popularity in 1991 with 42 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Donesha 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 Donesha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
625
About 1 in 548,407 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1991
42 births
Total Registered
652
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Donesha
Donesha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 652 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Donesha as a female name
Ranked #11,025 in 2008
10 female births in 2008
Peak: 1991 (42 births)
Donesha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Donesha span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 336 babies were registered. Donesha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Donesha by Decade
How has Donesha 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.
Donesha by State
Birth registrations for Donesha span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, Louisiana, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Louisiana. On average, about 10 Doneshas were registered per state.
Donesha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Donesha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Donesha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Donesha?
We estimate approximately 625 people named Donesha 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 548,407 Americans share this first name.
Is Donesha a common name?
Donesha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 652 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Donesha most popular?
Donesha reached peak popularity in 1991, when 42 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Donesha is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Donesha a female name?
Donesha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Donesha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Donesha Smith, Donesha Johnson, Donesha 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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