Girls' name · since 1937
Donnita
855 babies named Donnita in U.S. Social Security records since 1937, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,371 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 855
- born since 1937
- 1960s
- peak decade
Donnita sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 855 recorded since 1937.
Social Security Administration records show Donnita recorded 855 times among girls since 1937, 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 1937 to 1994.
- #8,371 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 855 born since 1937
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donnita ranks #8,371 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 855 born since 1937, peaking in the 1960s.
- #8,371 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 855
- born since 1937
- 1960s
- peak decade
Donnita's 855 recorded births place it above 88.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Donnita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Donnita splits its recorded history at 1966: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1938 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1957 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Donnita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1994
- Peak year (1957)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Donnita by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (225 births, 26% of the file).
1960s was Donnita's strongest decade.
225 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Donnita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 17
1930s
17 births
- 1940s 81
1940s
81 births
- 1950s
1950s
189 births
- 1960s
1960s
225 births
- 1970s
1970s
201 births
- 1980s
1980s
111 births
- 1990s 31
1990s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 225 births (26% of all-time use).
How Donnita 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 Donnita's total volume
Donnita by state
Where Donnita concentrates geographically, total births since 1937
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #2 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.6% |
5 of 855 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Donnita's decade-level peak was the 1960s (225 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Donnitas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Donnita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1937–1994 (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 Donnita 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.