Unisex name · since 1880
Donie
956 babies named Donie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1895. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,751 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 956
- born since 1880
- 1890s
- peak decade
Donie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 956 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Donie recorded 956 times among girls since 1880, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1890s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1975.
- #7,751 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 956 born since 1880
- 1890s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donie ranks #7,751 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 956 born since 1880, peaking in the 1890s.
- #7,751 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 956
- born since 1880
- 1890s
- peak decade
Donie's 956 recorded births place it above 89.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Donie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Donie's SSA record in two at 1917 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1942, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1895 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Donie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1975
- Peak year (1895)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 96 years of records
Donie popularity over time - boys
131 total births recorded since 1921 (Donie as boys' name)
Donie by decade
1890s is the heaviest window (186 births, 19% of the file).
1890s was Donie's strongest decade.
186 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Donie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
154 births
- 1890s
1890s
186 births
- 1900s
1900s
134 births
- 1910s
1910s
151 births
- 1920s
1920s
149 births
- 1930s 62
1930s
62 births
- 1940s 42
1940s
42 births
- 1950s 39
1950s
39 births
- 1960s 28
1960s
28 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1890s at 186 births (19% of all-time use).
How Donie 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 Donie's total volume
Donie by state
Where Donie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
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What to do with Donie's data
- Donie's decade-level peak was the 1890s (186 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Donies (12 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Donie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1895)
Similar record span (~95 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, 1880–1975 (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 Donie 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.