Unisex name · since 1946
Doni
Doni has 679 recorded births since 1946 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1957 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,695 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 679
- born since 1946
- 1960s
- peak decade
Doni is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 679 have been recorded since 1946.
Doni has 679 recorded births among girls since 1946, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2013.
- #9,695 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 679 born since 1946
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doni ranks #9,695 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 679 born since 1946, peaking in the 1960s.
- #9,695 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 679
- born since 1946
- 1960s
- peak decade
Doni's 679 recorded births place it above 86.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Doni's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Doni's full recorded timeline at 1972, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1946, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1957 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Doni popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2013
- Peak year (1957)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Doni popularity over time - boys
144 total births recorded since 1961 (Doni as boys' name)
Doni by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (191 births, 28% of the file).
1960s was Doni's strongest decade.
191 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Doni births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 22
1940s
22 births
- 1950s
1950s
152 births
- 1960s
1960s
191 births
- 1970s
1970s
166 births
- 1980s
1980s
107 births
- 1990s 29
1990s
29 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 191 births (28% of all-time use).
How Doni compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Doni's total volume
Doni by state
Where Doni concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 39 | 5.7% |
39 of 679 births nationwide.
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What to do with Doni's data
- Doni's decade-level peak was the 1960s (191 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Donis (39 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Doni: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1946–2013 (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 Doni 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.