How Many People Are Named Donnita?
An estimated 677 people in the United States have the first name Donnita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Donnita peaked in popularity in 1957 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Donnita 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 Donnita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
677
About 1 in 506,284 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1957
28 births
Total Registered
855
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Donnita
Donnita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 855 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Donnita as a female name
Ranked #9,830 in 1994
8 female births in 1994
Peak: 1957 (28 births)
Donnita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Donnita span from the 1930s to the 1990s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 225 babies were registered. Donnita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Donnita by Decade
How has Donnita 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.
Donnita by State
Birth registrations for Donnita span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma. The lowest are in Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri. On average, about 5 Donnitas were registered per state.
Donnita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Donnita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Donnita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Donnita?
We estimate approximately 677 people named Donnita 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 506,284 Americans share this first name.
Is Donnita a common name?
Donnita is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 855 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Donnita most popular?
Donnita reached peak popularity in 1957, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Donnita is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Donnita a female name?
Donnita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Donnita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Donnita Smith, Donnita Johnson, Donnita 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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