Recorded 1946–2013 Unisex name Peak 1957 679 births

Doni — unisex name

679 babies named Doni in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s221950s1521960s1911970s1661980s1071990s292000s62010s6
1960s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Doni was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

29 babies were named Doni in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Doni

The Social Security Administration has registered 679 babies named Doni between 1946 and 2013, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Doni currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 29 babies received it in a single year. Doni is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 144 additional births since 1961.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Doni performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 191 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Doni shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 39 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Doni in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Doni 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 679 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.

Doni at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

679

Since 1946

68 years of records

Peak year

1957

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1946

Recorded for 68 years

Last year on file: 2013

Doni popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1946

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1957)
29
Annual births at peak — across 68 years of records
010203040 20131989198219751968196119541946 5

Doni popularity over time — boys

144 total births recorded since 1961 (Doni as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 144 births
46810121416 20241998197619731970196719641961 6

Doni by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
191 births that decade — 28% of Doni's all-time total
1940s221950s1521960s1911970s1661980s1071990s292000s62010s6

Doni by state

Where Doni concentrates geographically — total births since 1946

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Doni
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
39 5.7%
California share of Doni's total US births 5.7%

39 of 679 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Doni?
679 babies have been named Doni since 1946. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1957 with 29 births.
When was Doni most popular?
Doni was most popular in the 1960s decade with 191 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
Where is Doni most popular?
The top states for the name Doni are California (39 births).
Is Doni a unisex name?
Yes, Doni is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 679 births, and as a boy's name it has 144 births.
How long has the name Doni been used?
Doni has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 68 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Doni?
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, 1946–2013 (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.