Recorded 1972–1998 Girls' name Peak 1990 56 births

Donicia — girls' name

56 babies named Donicia in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s161980s201990s20
1980s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Donicia was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

8 babies were named Donicia in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Donicia

The Social Security Administration has registered 56 babies named Donicia between 1972 and 1998, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Donicia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Donicia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Donicia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Donicia 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 56 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.

Donicia at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

56

Since 1972

27 years of records

Peak year

1990

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1972

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1998

Donicia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1972

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1990)
8
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
456789 1998199319901987198519831981197519741972 5

Donicia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
20 births that decade — 36% of Donicia's all-time total
1970s161980s201990s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Donicia?
56 babies have been named Donicia since 1972. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1990 with 8 births.
When was Donicia most popular?
Donicia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Donicia been used?
Donicia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 27 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Donicia?
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, 1972–1998 (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.