Girls' name · since 1948
Doneen
Doneen has 66 recorded births since 1948 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1964 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #31,748 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 66
- born since 1948
- 1960s
- peak decade
Doneen is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 66 have been recorded since 1948.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doneen has been recorded 66 times among girls since 1948, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 1967.
- #31,748 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 66 born since 1948
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doneen ranks #31,748 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 66 born since 1948, peaking in the 1960s.
- #31,748 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 66
- born since 1948
- 1960s
- peak decade
Doneen's 66 recorded births place it above 55.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Doneen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Doneen's SSA record in two at 1960 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1959, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1964 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Doneen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1967
- Peak year (1964)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Doneen by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (41 births, 62% of the file).
1960s was Doneen's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Doneen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1950s
1950s
18 births
- 1960s
1960s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 41 births (62% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Doneen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~19 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, 1948–1967 (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 Doneen 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.