Is Donta a boy or girl name?
Donta is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 14 boys were named Donta, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.3% of the 3,980 US babies named Donta were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #6,230
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Donta since 1964
- 3,980
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 147 babies
Boys and girls named Donta, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 752 | 59 | 7.3% |
| 1980s | 1,086 | 20 | 1.8% |
| 1990s | 995 | 12 | 1.2% |
| 2000s | 572 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 337 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 90 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14 | #6,230 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 10 | #7,868 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 19 | #5,076 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 25 | #4,141 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 22 | #4,458 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 25 | #4,141 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 26 | #4,022 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 32 | #3,462 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 38 | #3,073 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 21 | #4,587 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 29 | #3,636 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 38 | #2,968 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 33 | #3,319 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 51 | #2,449 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 44 | #2,749 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 44 | #2,768 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 41 | #2,898 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 67 | #2,055 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 56 | #2,256 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 57 | #2,139 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 51 | #2,253 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 62 | #1,892 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 52 | #2,072 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 67 | #1,719 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 75 | #1,575 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 67 | #1,611 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 94 | #1,281 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 82 | #1,354 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 87 | #1,267 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 77 | #1,342 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 77 | #1,334 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 116 | #1,025 | 6 | #12,213 |
| 1992 | 124 | #970 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 141 | #890 | 6 | #11,919 |
| 1990 | 130 | #904 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 129 | #888 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 126 | #847 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 92 | #993 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 111 | #861 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 103 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 112 | #827 | 6 | #9,448 |
| 1983 | 110 | #834 | 7 | #8,274 |
| 1982 | 103 | #877 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 97 | #906 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 103 | #882 | 7 | #8,383 |
| 1979 | 100 | #872 | 9 | #6,856 |
| 1978 | 120 | #770 | 9 | #6,534 |
| 1977 | 110 | #814 | 7 | #7,751 |
| 1976 | 77 | #951 | 5 | #9,690 |
| 1975 | 97 | #844 | 9 | #6,096 |
| 1974 | 85 | #871 | 8 | #6,394 |
| 1973 | 71 | #956 | 6 | #7,683 |
| 1972 | 50 | #1,157 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 23 | #1,878 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 19 | #2,081 | 6 | #7,317 |
| 1969 | 20 | #1,877 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,610 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 10 | #2,644 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,098 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #4,049 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,727 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Donta reached #770 in 1978. As a girl name, it reached #6,096 in 1975. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Donta
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.