Girls' name · since 1972
Donyetta
Donyetta has 103 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1974 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,769 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 103
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Donyetta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 103 recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Donyetta recorded 103 times among girls since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1972 to 1988.
- #26,769 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 103 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donyetta ranks #26,769 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 103 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #26,769 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 103
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Donyetta's 103 recorded births place it above 62.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Donyetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Donyetta's SSA record in two at 1980 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1974 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Donyetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1988
- Peak year (1974)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Donyetta by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (53 births, 51% of the file).
1980s was Donyetta's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Donyetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
50 births
- 1980s
1980s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 53 births (51% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Donyetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1972–1988 (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 Donyetta 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.