Donta is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Donta means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Donta across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Donta has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Donta is a boy name of Modern origin meaning “invented name”. A modern American coinage, sometimes linked to Dante or Deonta.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 3,990 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 3 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Donta per year, United States (1964 to 2025). United States peaked in 1991 (147/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2013 (3/yr).
Donta is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1991, when it ranked #2,010 nationally (given to 147 babies that year).
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