How Many People Are Named Donita?
An estimated 3,773 people in the United States have the first name Donita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 61 years old, and Donita peaked in popularity in 1962 with 199 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Donita 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 Donita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,773
About 1 in 90,844 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
61
years old
Peak Year
1962
199 births
Total Registered
5,189
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Donita
Donita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,189 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Donita as a female name
Ranked #18,066 in 2009
5 female births in 2009
Peak: 1962 (199 births)
Donita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Donita span from the 1910s to the 2000s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 1,563 babies were registered. Donita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Donita by Decade
How has Donita 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.
Donita by State
Birth registrations for Donita span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Georgia, Louisiana. On average, about 92 Donitas were registered per state.
Donita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Donita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Donita
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Donita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Donita?
We estimate approximately 3,773 people named Donita 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 90,844 Americans share this first name.
Is Donita a common name?
Donita is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,189 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Donita most popular?
Donita reached peak popularity in 1962, when 199 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Donita is approximately 61 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Donita a female name?
Donita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Donita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Donita Smith, Donita Johnson, Donita 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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