Donette
- Last seen for girls in 1988 at #11,798
- Peak · girls
- 1962 · 53 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 1,091since 1935
Donette over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Donette has never cracked the top 1,000 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1988 | #11,798 | 5 |
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| 1986 | #6,612 | 10 |
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| 1982 | #5,911 | 11 |
| 1981 | #6,323 | 10 |
| 1980 | #5,912 | 11 |
| 1979 | #7,313 | 8 |
| 1978 | #5,958 | 10 |
| 1977 | #3,486 | 21 |
| 1976 | #3,287 | 21 |
| 1975 | #2,969 | 24 |
| 1974 | #3,426 | 19 |
| 1973 | #3,635 | 17 |
| 1972 | #3,062 | 21 |
| 1971 | #1,937 | 44 |
| 1970 | #2,120 | 38 |
| 1969 | #2,296 | 31 |
| 1968 | #2,024 | 35 |
| 1967 | #1,783 | 42 |
| 1966 | #1,736 | 42 |
| 1965 | #2,110 | 31 |
| 1964 | #1,686 | 47 |
| 1963 | #1,867 | 39 |
| 1962 | #1,540 | 53 |
| 1961 | #1,788 | 41 |
| 1960 | #1,789 | 40 |
| 1959 | #1,918 | 34 |
| 1958 | #1,939 | 32 |
| 1957 | #1,784 | 37 |
| 1956 | #1,796 | 35 |
| 1955 | #1,774 | 35 |
| 1954 | #2,695 | 17 |
| 1953 | #1,872 | 29 |
| 1952 | #2,074 | 24 |
| 1951 | #2,577 | 16 |
| 1950 | #2,053 | 22 |
| 1949 | #2,999 | 12 |
| 1948 | #2,255 | 19 |
| 1947 | #1,822 | 28 |
| 1946 | #3,665 | 8 |
| 1945 | #2,598 | 12 |
| 1944 | #3,139 | 9 |
| 1943 | #2,447 | 14 |
| 1942 | #3,738 | 7 |
| 1941 | #3,954 | 6 |
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 |
| 1939 | #3,429 | 7 |
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| 1937 | #3,434 | 7 |
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| 1935 | #4,204 | 5 |
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First appearance
1935
The first year at least five girls were named Donette! It came in at #4,204, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1935–1936, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Donette is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Donette in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Donette
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1988
Rise & fade · girls
27 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1935
- Peaked 1962 at #1,540 (53 births)
- Births halved by 1972, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 37,106
- Highest: 1 in 37,106 girls born in 1962 were named Donette (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 356,171 girls born in 1988 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
- 36.8% of all girls named Donette (401) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 19 | #3,429 (1939) | #3,689 |
| 1940s | 120 | #1,822 (1947) | #3,097 |
| 1950s | 281 | #1,774 (1955) | #2,048 |
| 1960s | 401 | #1,540 (1962) | #1,862 |
| 1970s | 223 | #1,937 (1971) | #3,719 |
| 1980s | 47 | #5,911 (1982) | #7,311 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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