Recorded 1919–1994 Girls' name Peak 1955 567 births

Donice — girls' name

567 babies named Donice in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s71920s771930s581940s1091950s1431960s901970s531980s121990s18
1950s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Donice was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

24 babies were named Donice in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Donice

The Social Security Administration has registered 567 babies named Donice between 1919 and 1994, spanning 76 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Donice currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Donice performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 143 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Donice shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Donice in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Donice 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 567 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.

Donice at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

567

Since 1919

76 years of records

Peak year

1955

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1919

Recorded for 76 years

Last year on file: 1994

Donice popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1919

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1955)
24
Annual births at peak — across 76 years of records
0510152025 199419721963195519461937192819201919 7

Donice by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
143 births that decade — 25% of Donice's all-time total
1910s71920s771930s581940s1091950s1431960s901970s531980s121990s18

Donice by state

Where Donice concentrates geographically — total births since 1919

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Donice
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 0.9%
#2 Virginia
5 0.9%
Texas share of Donice's total US births 0.9%
Even split

5 of 567 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Donice?
567 babies have been named Donice since 1919. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1955 with 24 births.
When was Donice most popular?
Donice was most popular in the 1950s decade with 143 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
Where is Donice most popular?
The top states for the name Donice are Texas (5 births), Virginia (5 births).
How long has the name Donice been used?
Donice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 76 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Donice?
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, 1919–1994 (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.