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Donnesha
Pronounced duh-NEE-shuh /dəˈniː.ʃə/Medium
Meaning: Donnesha blends the familiar Don- or Donna sound with the -esha ending that shaped many late twentieth-century American names; it is an invented, rhythmic name rather than one with an inherited meaning.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
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
Donnesha is part of the creative naming wave in Black American families through the nineteen-eighties. It remained rare throughout, touching a small high around 1992 before fading.
It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year even at its peak, so the name reads as a distinctive, personal choice. A girl named Donnesha at that high would be in her early thirties today. The -esha ending places her fairly clearly in that late-century moment.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Donnesha mean?
It is a modern African American coinage combining a Don- element with the -esha suffix; it has no single inherited meaning.
How do you pronounce Donnesha?
It is said duh-NEE-shuh /dəˈniː.ʃə/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.
Is Donnesha a boy or girl name?
Donnesha is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Donnesha?
It has always been rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak in the early nineteen-nineties.