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Girl name

Donnette

100% girls · last recorded 1996

Donnette has been given to about 1,210 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1963, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Living in the US≈ 1,051
Median age today62 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Donnette per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1963 · 48
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,210

How popular is Donnette?

Its best year was 1963, when 48 babies were given the name, ranking 1655th. The typical living American called Donnette is about 62 years old today.

Names that sound like Donnette

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Danette0.81
  2. Colette0.74
  3. Collette0.74
  4. Annette0.72
  5. Josette0.74
  6. Odette0.74
  7. Lynnette0.72
  8. Nannette0.72

Middle names for Donnette

Ranked by flow score
  1. Donnette Rose0.87
  2. Donnette Marie0.87
  3. Donnette Grace0.87
  4. Donnette Jane0.87
  5. Donnette Louise0.87
  6. Donnette June0.86

Sibling names for Donnette

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Pennysister · 0.74
  2. Gwensister · 0.73
  3. Margosister · 0.71
  4. Rockybrother · 0.70
  5. Chrisbrother · 0.70
  6. Jaybrother · 0.69

Where Donnette is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Donnette Nguyen0.82
    2. Donnette Moore0.82
    3. Donnette Hill0.82
    4. Donnette Hall0.82
    5. Donnette Brown0.82
    6. Donnette Young0.79

    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 Donnette

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

    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.