Girls' name · since 1976
Donnesha
Donnesha has 273 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,721 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 273
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Donnesha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 273 recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donnesha has been recorded 273 times among girls since 1976, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2005.
- #16,721 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 273 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donnesha ranks #16,721 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 273 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #16,721 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 273
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Donnesha's 273 recorded births place it above 76.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Donnesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Donnesha's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Donnesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2005
- Peak year (1992)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Donnesha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (140 births, 51% of the file).
1990s was Donnesha's strongest decade.
140 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Donnesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
83 births
- 1990s
1990s
140 births
- 2000s 45
2000s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 140 births (51% of all-time use).
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- Donnesha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (140 total births); usage has since declined to 45 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Donnesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1976–2005 (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 Donnesha 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.