Girls' name · since 1952
Donica
Since 1952, U.S. Social Security records show 802 babies named Donica, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,700 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 802
- born since 1952
- 1970s
- peak decade
802 girls have been named Donica since 1952, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Donica has 802 recorded births among girls since 1952, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2012.
- #8,700 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 802 born since 1952
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donica ranks #8,700 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 802 born since 1952, peaking in the 1970s.
- #8,700 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 802
- born since 1952
- 1970s
- peak decade
Donica's 802 recorded births place it above 87.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Donica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Donica's full recorded timeline at 1983, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1952, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Donica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2012
- Peak year (1977)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Donica by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (236 births, 29% of the file).
1970s was Donica's strongest decade.
236 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Donica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1960s
1960s
135 births
- 1970s
1970s
236 births
- 1980s
1980s
214 births
- 1990s
1990s
141 births
- 2000s 47
2000s
47 births
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 236 births (29% of all-time use).
How Donica 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 Donica's total volume
Donica by state
Where Donica concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 15 | 1.9% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 12 | 1.5% |
| #3 | California | | 9 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Kentucky | | 5 | 0.6% |
15 of 802 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Donica's data
- Donica's decade-level peak was the 1970s (236 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Donicas (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Donica: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1952–2012 (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 Donica 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.