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Girl name

Donetta

100% girls · last recorded 2002

Donetta has been given to about 1,994 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1956, which makes it a midcentury name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 1,646
Median age today63 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Donetta per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1956 · 65
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,994

How popular is Donetta?

Its best year was 1956, when 65 babies were given the name, ranking 1289th. The typical living American called Donetta is about 63 years old today.

Names that sound like Donetta

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Concetta0.79
  2. Donita0.80
  3. Loretta0.76
  4. Rosetta0.76
  5. Oleta0.73
  6. Doretha0.73
  7. Annetta0.71
  8. Roberta0.68

Middle names for Donetta

Ranked by flow score
  1. Donetta Rose0.85
  2. Donetta Louise0.85
  3. Donetta June0.84
  4. Donetta Pearl0.84
  5. Donetta Quinn0.84
  6. Donetta Nell0.84

Sibling names for Donetta

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwensister · 0.78
  2. Margosister · 0.77
  3. Rockybrother · 0.75
  4. Laurelsister · 0.75
  5. Rudybrother · 0.74
  6. Jaybrother · 0.73

Where Donetta is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Donetta White0.80
    2. Donetta Reyes0.80
    3. Donetta Nguyen0.80
    4. Donetta Moore0.80
    5. Donetta Lee0.80
    6. Donetta Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Donetta

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.