Girls' name · since 1915
Donita
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 5,189 babies named Donita, peaking in 1962. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,503 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,189
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
Donita is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 5,189 have been recorded since 1915.
Donita has 5,189 recorded births among girls since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2009.
- #2,503 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 5,189 born since 1915
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donita ranks #2,503 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5,189 born since 1915, peaking in the 1950s.
- #2,503 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,189
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
Donita's 5,189 recorded births place it above 96.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
Donita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Donita's full recorded timeline at 1960, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1962 peak of 199 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Donita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2009
- Peak year (1962)
- 199
- Annual births at peak, across 95 years of records
Donita by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (1,563 births, 30% of the file).
1950s was Donita's strongest decade.
1,563 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Donita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s 95
1920s
95 births
- 1930s 249
1930s
249 births
- 1940s 530
1940s
530 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,563 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,321 births
- 1970s
1970s
827 births
- 1980s 421
1980s
421 births
- 1990s 148
1990s
148 births
- 2000s 25
2000s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 1,563 births (30% of all-time use).
How Donita 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 Donita's total volume
Donita by state
Where Donita concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 306 | 5.9% |
| #2 | Indiana | | 276 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 252 | 4.9% |
| #4 | California | | 185 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Kansas | | 184 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 171 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Iowa | | 155 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 141 | 2.7% |
306 of 5,189 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Donita appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Donita's data
- Donita's decade-level peak was the 1950s (1,563 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Donitas (306 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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 Donita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~94 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, 1915–2009 (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 Donita 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.