Girls' name · since 1932
Donalyn
Since 1932, U.S. Social Security records show 296 babies named Donalyn, peaking in 1958. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,016 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 296
- born since 1932
- 1950s
- peak decade
296 girls have been named Donalyn since 1932, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Donalyn recorded 296 times among girls since 1932, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1932 to 1984.
- #16,016 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 296 born since 1932
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donalyn ranks #16,016 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 296 born since 1932, peaking in the 1950s.
- #16,016 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 296
- born since 1932
- 1950s
- peak decade
Donalyn's 296 recorded births place it above 77.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Donalyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Donalyn's SSA record in two at 1960 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1958 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Donalyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–1984
- Peak year (1958)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Donalyn by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (95 births, 32% of the file).
1950s was Donalyn's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Donalyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s
1940s
56 births
- 1950s
1950s
95 births
- 1960s
1960s
93 births
- 1970s
1970s
41 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 95 births (32% of all-time use).
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What to do with Donalyn's data
- Donalyn's decade-level peak was the 1950s (95 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Donalyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~52 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1932–1984 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Donalyn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.