How Many People Are Named Donnisha?
An estimated 426 people in the United States have the first name Donnisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Donnisha peaked in popularity in 1989 with 29 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Donnisha 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 Donnisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
426
About 1 in 804,588 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1989
29 births
Total Registered
445
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Donnisha
Donnisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 445 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Donnisha as a female name
Ranked #18,295 in 2008
5 female births in 2008
Peak: 1989 (29 births)
Donnisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Donnisha span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 202 babies were registered. Donnisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Donnisha by Decade
How has Donnisha 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.
Donnisha by State
Birth registrations for Donnisha span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, Virginia. The lowest are in Virginia, Illinois, California. On average, about 12 Donnishas were registered per state.
Donnisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Donnisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Donnisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Donnisha?
We estimate approximately 426 people named Donnisha 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 804,588 Americans share this first name.
Is Donnisha a common name?
Donnisha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 445 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Donnisha most popular?
Donnisha reached peak popularity in 1989, when 29 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Donnisha is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Donnisha a female name?
Donnisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Donnisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Donnisha Smith, Donnisha Johnson, Donnisha 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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