Recent in Baby
When Baby Resists SolidsWhen Baby Resists SolidsBaby Biting TipsBaby Biting Tips5 Tips To Help Prevent Highchair Injuries5 Tips To Help Prevent Highchair InjuriesWhen Baby and Pet MeetWhen Baby and Pet MeetTreatments for ColicTreatments for ColicBaby Milestones – The First YearBaby Milestones – The First YearTips for Relieving Teething PainTips for Relieving Teething PainBenefits of Making Your Own Baby FoodBenefits of Making Your Own Baby Food

Home › Baby Names Directory › Doniesha

Doniesha

♀ Girl

How to Pronounce Doniesha

Pronounced doh-NEE-shuh /doʊˈniːʃə/Medium

Meaning: Doniesha is a modern American coinage that fits a Don- or Do- opening to the fashionable -iesha ending heard in Keisha, Laticia, and Taniesha. It is built for a full, flowing sound rather than a fixed meaning; the -iesha finish gives it a musical, unmistakably late twentieth-century feel.Low

In 30 seconds: Doniesha is a modern coined name pairing a Don- element with the -iesha ending. Full and rhythmic, it saw its quiet peak around nineteen-ninety.
💕 Browse more names
Made for Doniesha
Doniesha
Custom knit blankets, embroidered with her name.
See Doniesha blankets
Amazon affiliate link
mamaraya
Affiliate link
🍼
Essentials for baby
Baby care from Dr. Talbot’s
Bottles, diapering, bath and nasal care — 23 picks.
Dr. Talbot’s · affiliate link
Shop baby essentials
Origin LowEnglish
MeaningDoniesha is a modern American coinage that fits a Don- or Do- opening to the fashionable -iesha ending heard in Keisha, Laticia, and Taniesha. It is built for a full, flowing sound rather than a fixed meaning; the -iesha finish gives it a musical, unmistakably late twentieth-century feel.
U.S. rank (2004)#14659 ↗ Rising
2004 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1991
Total births (all-time)≈ 160
🌸
Essentials for mom
What she’ll actually want in week one
Peri-bottle, nursing pads, postpartum ice packs — 29 picks from Dr. Talbot’s.
Dr. Talbot’s · affiliate link
Shop mom essentials

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 199119842004

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Doniesha is a coined name joining a Don-/Do- opening with the popular -iesha ending. Names assembled this way became a hallmark of African American naming from the nineteen-seventies onward, prizing an individual, melodic sound over an inherited meaning.

It was never common, given to only about twenty girls a year at its high point around nineteen-ninety. A girl named Doniesha then is in her mid-thirties today.

Did you know? The -iesha ending that closes Doniesha was one of the signature finishes of late twentieth-century American girls' names, shared with Keisha, Taniesha, and Laniesha.
Overall data confidence 25%
References - Doniesha — Don- element + -iesha ending; modern coinage

Variations

DanieshaTanieshaKenieshaDonisha

Nicknames

DoniNieshaDee

Famous Bearers

  • Famous bearers coming soon.

If you like Doniesha…

Taniesha— a like -iesha ending name
Keisha— a related modern name of the era
Laticia— another melodic coinage of the period
Daniesha— a close variant of the same build

Explore names like Doniesha

By thememodernrarecoinednineties

All themes →All meanings →All origins →

Frequently Asked

What does the name Doniesha mean?

It is a modern coinage joining a Don- element with the popular -iesha ending.

How do you pronounce Doniesha?

It is said doh-NEE-shuh /doʊˈniːʃə/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.

Is Doniesha a boy or girl name?

Doniesha is used as a girl's name.

How popular is the name Doniesha?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year even at its peak around nineteen-ninety.

💬 Ask Nia