Donta Boy
How popular is Donta?
#7,675 boy name in 2025
10 baby boys were named Donta in the US in 2025, making it the 7675th most popular boy name.
3,813living people named Donta (est.)
36median age of people named Donta
3,990babies named Donta since 1880
1 in 331,534US babies born in 2025
Donta popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #7,675 for boys (▼ 1481 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 10 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-52% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,543 in 2015, #4,422 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1991 (141 boys) |
| Highest rank | #770 in 1978 |
| First recorded | 1964 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Donta counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Donta family of names ranked #3,074 for boys in 2025 (#3,289 the year before), with 27 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Donta | 10 | 37% |
| Dontay | 12 | 44% |
| Dontai | 5 | 19% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Donta by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57 | #1,860 |
| 1970s | 752 | #770 |
| 1980s | 1,086 | #827 |
| 1990s | 995 | #885 |
| 2000s | 572 | #1,569 |
| 2010s | 337 | #2,436 |
| 2020s | 100 | #4,114 |
Boy names about as popular as Donta
Questions
- Is Donta a boy or girl name?
- Donta is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Donta were boys.
- How popular is the name Donta?
- 10 baby boys were named Donta in the US in 2025, making it the 7675th most popular boy name.
- When was Donta most popular?
- Donta peaked in 1991, when 141 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #770 in 1978.
- How many people are named Donta?
- 3,990 babies have been named Donta in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,813 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 36.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.