Recorded 1922–1922 Girls' name Peak 1922 12 births

Donaldine — girls' name

12 babies named Donaldine in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s12
1920s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Donaldine was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

12 babies were named Donaldine in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Donaldine

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Donaldine between 1922 and 1922, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Donaldine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1922. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Donaldine performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Donaldine in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 12 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Donaldine at a glance

Last recorded 1922

Total births

12

Since 1922

1 years of records

Peak year

1922

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1922

Active since

1922

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 1922

Donaldine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1922

Last recorded 1922
Peak year (1922)
12
Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
12 1922 12

Donaldine by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
12 births that decade — 100% of Donaldine's all-time total
1920s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Donaldine?
12 babies have been named Donaldine since 1922. It was last recorded in 1922. The peak year was 1922 with 12 births.
When was Donaldine most popular?
Donaldine was most popular in the 1920s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Donaldine been used?
Donaldine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 1 years of data through 1922.
What names are similar to Donaldine?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Donna, Dona, Donnie, Donald, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1922–1922 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.