Boys' name · since 1964
Donta
Donta has 3,899 recorded births since 1964 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,135 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,794 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,899
- born since 1964
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Donta is the #7794 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 3,899 recorded since 1964.
Social Security Administration records show Donta recorded 3,899 times among boys since 1964, holding rank #7794 nationally today, ahead of 44% of boys, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2025.
- #2,135 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,794 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,899 born since 1964
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donta ranks #2,135 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,794 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,899 born since 1964, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,135 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,794 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,899
- born since 1964
- 1980s
- peak decade
Donta's 3,899 recorded births place it above 95.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Maryland.
How Donta compares
3,899 Top 15% higher than 85% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Donta's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Donta | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,899 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 141 | 34 | 22,252 |
Donta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Donta's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1965, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 141, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Donta popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 141
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Donta popularity over time - girls
91 total births recorded since 1970 (Donta as girls' name)
Donta by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,086 births, 28% of the file).
1980s was Donta's strongest decade.
1,086 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Donta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 57
1960s
57 births
- 1970s
1970s
752 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,086 births
- 1990s
1990s
995 births
- 2000s
2000s
572 births
- 2010s 337
2010s
337 births
- 2020s 100
2020s
100 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,086 births (28% of all-time use).
How Donta compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Donta's total volume
Donta by state
Where Donta concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Maryland | | 305 | 7.8% |
| #2 | California | | 227 | 5.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 219 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 171 | 4.4% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 148 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 142 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Texas | | 141 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 116 | 3.0% |
305 of 3,899 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Donta appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Donta's data
- Donta's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,086 total births); usage has since declined to 100 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Maryland records the most Dontas (305 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Maryland 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 popularity rank to Donta
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Donta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1964–2025 (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 Donta 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.