Recorded 1946–1956 Girls' name Peak 1956 11 births

Donese — girls' name

11 babies named Donese in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s6
1950s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Donese was born in this single decade.

1956
Single peak year

6 babies were named Donese in 1956 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Donese

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Donese between 1946 and 1956, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Donese currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1956. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Donese performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Donese shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Donese 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 11 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.

Donese at a glance

Last recorded 1956

Total births

11

Since 1946

11 years of records

Peak year

1956

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1956

Active since

1946

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1956

Donese popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1946

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1956)
6
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4.555.566.5 19561946 5

Donese by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
6 births that decade — 55% of Donese's all-time total
1940s51950s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Donese?
11 babies have been named Donese since 1946. It was last recorded in 1956. The peak year was 1956 with 6 births.
When was Donese most popular?
Donese was most popular in the 1950s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
How long has the name Donese been used?
Donese has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 11 years of data through 1956.
What names are similar to Donese?
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, 1946–1956 (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.