Recorded 1942–2003 Boys' name Peak 1942 17 births

Donicio — boys' name

17 babies named Donicio in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s61990s62000s5
1940s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Donicio was born in this single decade.

1942
Single peak year

6 babies were named Donicio in 1942 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Donicio

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Donicio between 1942 and 2003, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Donicio currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Donicio performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Donicio shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Donicio 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 17 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.

Donicio at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

17

Since 1942

62 years of records

Peak year

1942

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1942

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2003

Donicio popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1942

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1942)
6
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
4.555.566.5 200319941942 6

Donicio by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
6 births that decade — 35% of Donicio's all-time total
1940s61990s62000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Donicio?
17 babies have been named Donicio since 1942. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1942 with 6 births.
When was Donicio most popular?
Donicio was most popular in the 1940s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1942.
How long has the name Donicio been used?
Donicio has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 62 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Donicio?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Donald, Don, Donovan, Donnie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1942–2003 (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.