Girls' name · since 1972
Donesha
652 babies named Donesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,980 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 652
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Donesha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 652 have been recorded since 1972.
Donesha has 652 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2008.
- #9,980 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 652 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donesha ranks #9,980 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 652 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,980 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 652
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Donesha's 652 recorded births place it above 86.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Donesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Donesha's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 42, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Donesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2008
- Peak year (1991)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Donesha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (336 births, 52% of the file).
1990s was Donesha's strongest decade.
336 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Donesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 46
1970s
46 births
- 1980s
1980s
173 births
- 1990s
1990s
336 births
- 2000s 97
2000s
97 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 336 births (52% of all-time use).
How Donesha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Donesha's total volume
Donesha by state
Where Donesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 25 | 3.8% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.8% |
25 of 652 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Donesha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (336 total births); usage has since declined to 97 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Doneshas (25 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Donesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~36 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1972–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Donesha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.