Recorded 1948–1967 Girls' name Peak 1964 66 births

Doneen — girls' name

66 babies named Doneen in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s71950s181960s41
1960s
Peak decade

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

1964
Single peak year

11 babies were named Doneen in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Doneen

The Social Security Administration has registered 66 babies named Doneen between 1948 and 1967, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Doneen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1967. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Doneen performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Doneen shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Doneen 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 66 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.

Doneen at a glance

Last recorded 1967

Total births

66

Since 1948

20 years of records

Peak year

1964

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1967

Active since

1948

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1967

Doneen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1948

Last recorded 1967
Peak year (1964)
11
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4681012 196719661964196319601959195519501948 7

Doneen by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
41 births that decade — 62% of Doneen's all-time total
1940s71950s181960s41

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Doneen?
66 babies have been named Doneen since 1948. It was last recorded in 1967. The peak year was 1964 with 11 births.
When was Doneen most popular?
Doneen was most popular in the 1960s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
How long has the name Doneen been used?
Doneen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 20 years of data through 1967.
What names are similar to Doneen?
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, 1948–1967 (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.