Recorded 1970–2023 Boys' name Peak 1994 1,640 births

Dondre — boys' name

1,640 babies named Dondre in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s671980s1021990s10232000s2352010s1642020s49
1990s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Dondre was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

167 babies were named Dondre in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dondre

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,640 babies named Dondre between 1970 and 2023, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dondre currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 167 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dondre performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 1,023 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Dondre shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 251 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Dondre in 18 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dondre 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 1,640 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.

Dondre at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

1,640

Since 1970

54 years of records

Peak year

1994

167 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1970

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2023

Dondre popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1970

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1994)
167
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
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Dondre by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
1,023 births that decade — 62% of Dondre's all-time total
1970s671980s1021990s10232000s2352010s1642020s49

Dondre by state

Where Dondre concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Dondre
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
251 15.3%
#2 New Jersey
61 3.7%
#3 Texas
59 3.6%
#4 Florida
57 3.5%
#5 North Carolina
43 2.6%
#6 Illinois
40 2.4%
#7 Virginia
36 2.2%
#8 California
27 1.6%
New York share of Dondre's total US births 15.3%
Even split

251 of 1,640 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.

Dondre appears in 18 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dondre?
1,640 babies have been named Dondre since 1970. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1994 with 167 births.
When was Dondre most popular?
Dondre was most popular in the 1990s decade with 1,023 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Dondre most popular?
The top states for the name Dondre are New York (251 births), New Jersey (61 births), Texas (59 births).
How long has the name Dondre been used?
Dondre has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 54 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Dondre?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Donald, Don, Donovan, Donnie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1970–2023 (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.