How Many People Are Named Donnetta?
An estimated 1,184 people in the United States have the first name Donnetta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Donnetta peaked in popularity in 1962 with 47 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Donnetta 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 Donnetta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,184
About 1 in 289,488 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1962
47 births
Total Registered
1,521
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Donnetta
Donnetta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,521 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Donnetta as a female name
Ranked #13,391 in 2005
7 female births in 2005
Peak: 1962 (47 births)
Donnetta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Donnetta span from the 1920s to the 2000s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 399 babies were registered. Donnetta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Donnetta by Decade
How has Donnetta 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.
Donnetta by State
Birth registrations for Donnetta span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Ohio, California, Illinois. The lowest are in District of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland. On average, about 15 Donnettas were registered per state.
Donnetta + Last Name Combinations
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Donnetta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Donnetta?
We estimate approximately 1,184 people named Donnetta 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 289,488 Americans share this first name.
Is Donnetta a common name?
Donnetta is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,521 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Donnetta most popular?
Donnetta reached peak popularity in 1962, when 47 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Donnetta is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Donnetta a female name?
Donnetta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Donnetta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Donnetta Smith, Donnetta Johnson, Donnetta 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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