Recorded 1952–1971 Girls' name Peak 1971 39 births

Donene — girls' name

39 babies named Donene in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s121960s181970s9
1960s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Donene was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

9 babies were named Donene in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Donene

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Donene between 1952 and 1971, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Donene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Donene performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Donene shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Donene 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 39 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.

Donene at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

39

Since 1952

20 years of records

Peak year

1971

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1952

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1971

Donene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1952

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1971)
9
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
45678910 197119691967196419531952 5

Donene by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
18 births that decade — 46% of Donene's all-time total
1950s121960s181970s9

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Donene?
39 babies have been named Donene since 1952. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1971 with 9 births.
When was Donene most popular?
Donene was most popular in the 1960s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Donene been used?
Donene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 20 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Donene?
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, 1952–1971 (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.