Girls' name · since 1920
Donnetta
Donnetta has 1,521 recorded births since 1920 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1962 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,645 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,521
- born since 1920
- 1960s
- peak decade
Donnetta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,521 have been recorded since 1920.
Social Security Administration records show Donnetta recorded 1,521 times among girls since 1920, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 2005.
- #5,645 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,521 born since 1920
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donnetta ranks #5,645 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,521 born since 1920, peaking in the 1960s.
- #5,645 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,521
- born since 1920
- 1960s
- peak decade
Donnetta's 1,521 recorded births place it above 92.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
Donnetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Donnetta's full recorded timeline at 1963, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1920, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1962 peak of 47 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Donnetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2005
- Peak year (1962)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Donnetta by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (399 births, 26% of the file).
1960s was Donnetta's strongest decade.
399 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Donnetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 36
1920s
36 births
- 1930s 41
1930s
41 births
- 1940s 143
1940s
143 births
- 1950s
1950s
248 births
- 1960s
1960s
399 births
- 1970s
1970s
331 births
- 1980s
1980s
225 births
- 1990s 86
1990s
86 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 399 births (26% of all-time use).
How Donnetta 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 Donnetta's total volume
Donnetta by state
Where Donnetta concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 26 | 1.7% |
| #2 | California | | 25 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 16 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Texas | | 16 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 14 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Maryland | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #8 | District of Columbia | | 5 | 0.3% |
26 of 1,521 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Donnetta's data
- Donnetta's decade-level peak was the 1960s (399 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Donnettas (26 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Donnetta: 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 (~85 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, 1920–2005 (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 Donnetta 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.