Recorded 1976–2005 Girls' name Peak 1992 273 births

Donnesha — girls' name

273 babies named Donnesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s831990s1402000s45
1990s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Donnesha was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

21 babies were named Donnesha in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Donnesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 273 babies named Donnesha between 1976 and 2005, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Donnesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Donnesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 140 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Donnesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Donnesha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 273 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Donnesha at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

273

Since 1976

30 years of records

Peak year

1992

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1976

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2005

Donnesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1976

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1992)
21
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
0510152025 2005200019961992198819841976 5

Donnesha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
140 births that decade — 51% of Donnesha's all-time total
1970s51980s831990s1402000s45

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Donnesha?
273 babies have been named Donnesha since 1976. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1992 with 21 births.
When was Donnesha most popular?
Donnesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 140 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Donnesha been used?
Donnesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 30 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Donnesha?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–2005 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.