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Donta

98% boys · 10 born in 2025

Donta has been given to about 3,990 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1991, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Origin—
Syllables2
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Living in the US≈ 3,667
Median age today36 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Donta per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1991 · 147
  • Born in 202510
  • All time3,990

How popular is Donta?

Its best year was 1991, when 147 babies were given the name, ranking 890th. The typical living American called Donta is about 36 years old today.

Names that sound like Donta

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Dontae0.72
  2. Donte0.68
  3. Dakota0.57
  4. Dana0.56
  5. Donald0.53
  6. Deonte0.55
  7. Don0.53
  8. Donovan0.53

Middle names for Donta

Ranked by flow score
  1. Donta John0.83
  2. Donta Lee0.83
  3. Donta Bryce0.82
  4. Donta Ross0.82
  5. Donta Quinn0.82
  6. Donta Neal0.82

Sibling names for Donta

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aracelisister · 0.85
  2. Kareembrother · 0.84
  3. Elishaeither · 0.83
  4. Marisolsister · 0.82
  5. Aronbrother · 0.81
  6. Alvarobrother · 0.81

Where Donta is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Donta White0.78
    2. Donta Reyes0.78
    3. Donta Nguyen0.78
    4. Donta Moore0.78
    5. Donta Lee0.78
    6. Donta Hill0.78

    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 Donta

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025

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