Boys' name · since 1970
Dondre
Dondre has 1,647 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,721 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,900 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,647
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dondre is the #9900 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,647 recorded since 1970.
Dondre has 1,647 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9900 as of the latest data, more common than 29% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #3,721 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,900 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,647 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dondre ranks #3,721 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,900 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,647 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,721 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,900 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,647
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dondre's 1,647 recorded births place it above 91.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Dondre compares
1,647 Top 24% higher than 76% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dondre's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dondre | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,647 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 167 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dondre's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dondre splits its recorded history at 1999: 32% of all births land in the more recent half, 68% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 167 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dondre popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 167
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Dondre by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,023 births, 62% of the file).
1990s was Dondre's strongest decade.
1,023 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Dondre births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 67
1970s
67 births
- 1980s 102
1980s
102 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,023 births
- 2000s 235
2000s
235 births
- 2010s 164
2010s
164 births
- 2020s 56
2020s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,023 births (62% of all-time use).
How Dondre compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dondre's total volume
Dondre by state
Where Dondre concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 251 | 15.2% |
| #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% |
251 of 1,647 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Dondre appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dondre's data
- Dondre's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,023 total births); usage has since declined to 56 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Dondres (251 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dondre: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Dondre 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.