Girls' name · since 1975
Donnisha
Donnisha has 445 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,694 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 445
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Donnisha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 445 have been recorded since 1975.
Donnisha has 445 recorded births among girls since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2008.
- #12,694 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 445 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donnisha ranks #12,694 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 445 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #12,694 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 445
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Donnisha's 445 recorded births place it above 82.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Donnisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Donnisha splits its recorded history at 1991: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Donnisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2008
- Peak year (1989)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Donnisha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (202 births, 45% of the file).
1990s was Donnisha's strongest decade.
202 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Donnisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 31
1970s
31 births
- 1980s
1980s
166 births
- 1990s
1990s
202 births
- 2000s 46
2000s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 202 births (45% of all-time use).
Donnisha by state
Where Donnisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 3.6% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 14 | 3.1% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 5 | 1.1% |
16 of 445 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Donnisha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (202 total births); usage has since declined to 46 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Donnishas (16 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Donnisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1975–2008 (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 Donnisha 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.