Girls' name · since 1973
Donisha
1,276 babies named Donisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,366 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,276
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,276 girls have been named Donisha since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Donisha recorded 1,276 times among girls since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2016.
- #6,366 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,276 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donisha ranks #6,366 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,276 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,366 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,276
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Donisha's 1,276 recorded births place it above 91.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Donisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Donisha's full recorded timeline at 1992, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 77 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Donisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2016
- Peak year (1991)
- 77
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Donisha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (521 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Donisha's strongest decade.
521 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Donisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 146
1970s
146 births
- 1980s
1980s
473 births
- 1990s
1990s
521 births
- 2000s 129
2000s
129 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 521 births (41% of all-time use).
How Donisha 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 Donisha's total volume
Donisha by state
Where Donisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 109 | 8.5% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 90 | 7.1% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 54 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 34 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Florida | | 22 | 1.7% |
| #6 | New York | | 21 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Texas | | 8 | 0.6% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.5% |
109 of 1,276 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Donisha appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Donisha's data
- Donisha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (521 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Donishas (109 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Donisha: 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 (~43 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, 1973–2016 (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 Donisha 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.