Girls' name · since 1972
Donicia
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.
- #33,645 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 56
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
56 girls have been named Donicia since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Donicia recorded 56 times among girls since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1998.
- #33,645 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 56 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donicia ranks #33,645 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 56 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #33,645 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 56
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Donicia's 56 recorded births place it above 53.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Donicia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Donicia's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Donicia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1998
- Peak year (1990)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Donicia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (20 births, 36% of the file).
1980s was Donicia's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Donicia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
16 births
- 1980s
1980s
20 births
- 1990s
1990s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 20 births (36% of all-time use).
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- Donicia's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (20 total births) through the 1990s (20) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Donicia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1972–1998 (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 Donicia 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.