Girls' name · since 1931
Donnette
1,210 babies named Donnette in U.S. Social Security records since 1931, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,577 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,210
- born since 1931
- 1960s
- peak decade
1,210 girls have been named Donnette since 1931, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Donnette recorded 1,210 times among girls since 1931, 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 1931 to 1996.
- #6,577 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,210 born since 1931
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donnette ranks #6,577 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,210 born since 1931, peaking in the 1960s.
- #6,577 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,210
- born since 1931
- 1960s
- peak decade
Donnette's 1,210 recorded births place it above 90.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Donnette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Donnette's full recorded timeline at 1964, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1931, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1963 peak of 48 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Donnette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1996
- Peak year (1963)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Donnette by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (416 births, 34% of the file).
1960s was Donnette's strongest decade.
416 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Donnette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 54
1930s
54 births
- 1940s 144
1940s
144 births
- 1950s
1950s
258 births
- 1960s
1960s
416 births
- 1970s
1970s
199 births
- 1980s 104
1980s
104 births
- 1990s 35
1990s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 416 births (34% of all-time use).
How Donnette 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 Donnette's total volume
Donnette by state
Where Donnette concentrates geographically, total births since 1931
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 28 | 2.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 17 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Iowa | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Nebraska | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | New York | | 5 | 0.4% |
28 of 1,210 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Donnette appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Donnette's data
- Donnette's decade-level peak was the 1960s (416 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Donnettes (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Donnette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1931–1996 (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 Donnette 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.