Recorded 1976–1998 Girls' name Peak 1996 40 births

Donecia — girls' name

40 babies named Donecia in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71980s121990s21
1990s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Donecia was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

10 babies were named Donecia in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Donecia

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Donecia between 1976 and 1998, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Donecia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Donecia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Donecia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Donecia 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 40 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.

Donecia at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

40

Since 1976

23 years of records

Peak year

1996

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1976

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1998

Donecia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1976

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1996)
10
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
4681012 199819961991198519831976 7

Donecia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
21 births that decade — 53% of Donecia's all-time total
1970s71980s121990s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Donecia?
40 babies have been named Donecia since 1976. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1996 with 10 births.
When was Donecia most popular?
Donecia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Donecia been used?
Donecia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 23 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Donecia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Donna, Dona, Donnie, Donald, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1976–1998 (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.