Girls' name · since 1971
Donika
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 402 babies named Donika, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,464 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 402
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Donika is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 402 have been recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donika has been recorded 402 times among girls since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2011.
- #13,464 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 402 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donika ranks #13,464 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 402 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,464 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 402
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Donika's 402 recorded births place it above 81.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Donika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Donika splits its recorded history at 1992: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Donika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2011
- Peak year (1992)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Donika by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (141 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Donika's strongest decade.
141 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Donika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 54
1970s
54 births
- 1980s
1980s
116 births
- 1990s
1990s
141 births
- 2000s
2000s
85 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 141 births (35% of all-time use).
Donika by state
Where Donika concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.2% |
5 of 402 births nationwide.
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- Donika's decade-level peak was the 1990s (141 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Donikas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Donika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1971–2011 (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 Donika 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.