How Many People Are Named Donette?
An estimated 834 people in the United States have the first name Donette. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 62 years old, and Donette peaked in popularity in 1962 with 53 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Donette 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 Donette paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
834
About 1 in 410,976 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1962
53 births
Total Registered
1,091
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Donette
Donette is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,091 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Donette as a female name
Ranked #12,331 in 1988
5 female births in 1988
Peak: 1962 (53 births)
Donette: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Donette span from the 1930s to the 1980s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 401 babies were registered. Donette has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Donette by Decade
How has Donette 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.
Donette by State
Birth registrations for Donette span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Michigan. The lowest are in Ohio, New York, Missouri. On average, about 10 Donettes were registered per state.
Donette + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Donette as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Donette
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Donette: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Donette?
We estimate approximately 834 people named Donette 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 410,976 Americans share this first name.
Is Donette a common name?
Donette is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,091 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Donette most popular?
Donette reached peak popularity in 1962, when 53 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Donette is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Donette a female name?
Donette is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Donette Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Donette Smith, Donette Johnson, Donette 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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