Total births
16
Girls' name · since 1957
Donitta
16 babies named Donitta in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 16
- total births
- 1957–1968
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
Donitta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 16 recorded since 1957.
Donitta has 16 recorded births among girls since 1957, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 1968.
- 16 total births
- 1957–1968 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 69% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
16 girls have been named Donitta since 1957, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1968.
- 16
- total births
- 1957–1968
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade
69% of everyone ever named Donitta was born in this single decade.
1968
Single peak year
6 babies were named Donitta in 1968 - its busiest year on record.
Donitta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Donitta's SSA record in two at 1966 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1957, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1968 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Donitta at a glance
Last recorded 1968Peak year
1968
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1957
Donitta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1968
- Peak year (1968)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Donitta by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Donitta's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Donitta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Donitta? ▼
Donitta has been given to 16 babies in the U.S. since 1957, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1968. 6 babies were born in 1968, its single highest year.
When was Donitta most popular? ▼
Donitta was most popular in the 1960s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
How long has the name Donitta been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Donitta since 1957 -- 12 years through the most recent 1968 data.
What names are similar to Donitta? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Donna, Dona, Donnie, Donald, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Donitta
Nearby Names Like Donitta
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Donitta
Donna Girl
#1925 831,641 births
Dona Girl
#13484 18,857 births
Donnie Girl
7,132 births
Donald Girl
5,563 births
Donita Girl
5,189 births
Compare Donitta side by side: Donitta vs Donna Donitta vs Dona Donitta vs Donnie
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1957–1968 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Donitta: Baby Name Since 1957 - 16 Births, Peak 1968." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/donitta. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Donitta 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 July 2026.