Total births
1,647
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.
- 1,647
- total births
- 1970–2025
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
Dondre is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 1,647 have been recorded since 1970.
Dondre has 1,647 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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.
- 1,647 total births
- 1970–2025 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 62% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
1,647 boys have been named Dondre since 1970, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2025.
- 1,647
- total births
- 1970–2025
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
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.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
1994
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1970
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
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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 vs 15 similarly-sized boys names
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% |
New York share of Dondre's total US births 15.2%
Even split
251 of 1,647 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? ▼
Dondre has been given to 1,647 babies in the U.S. since 1970, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 167 babies were born in 1994, its single highest year.
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? ▼
Records for Dondre go back to 1970, giving 56 years of history through 2025.
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.
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
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Dondre
Nearby Names Like Dondre
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dondre
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Donovan Boy
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Donnie Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Dondre: Baby Name Since 1970 - 1,647 Births, Peak 1994." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dondre. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 July 2026.