The first name Donta
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
A male given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Donta last appeared in the official list in 2013, given to 3 boys.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Donta with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Donta at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 10 boys born in the United States were named Donta, the 7,810th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1991, when 141 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Donta
2 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Donta SmithAmerican basketball player, born 1983
- Donta HallAmerican basketball player, born 1997
Questions
- How popular is the name Donta?
- In 2013, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Donta, ranking 4,685th.
- Is Donta a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 98% of the 3,990 US babies named Donta since 1880 were boys.
- When was Donta most popular?
- 1991 in the United States, when 141 babies were named Donta, its highest rank at 890th.