Donalyn — girls' name

What the Data Says About Donalyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 296 babies named Donalyn between 1932 and 1984, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Donalyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Donalyn performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Donalyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Donalyn 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 296 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.