Recorded 1985–1996 Unisex name Peak 1985 73 births

Doninique — unisex name

73 babies named Doninique in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s421990s31
1980s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Doninique was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

11 babies were named Doninique in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Doninique

The Social Security Administration has registered 73 babies named Doninique between 1985 and 1996, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Doninique currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 11 babies received it in a single year. Doninique is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 19 additional births since 1989.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Doninique performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Doninique shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Doninique 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 73 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.

Doninique at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

73

Since 1985

12 years of records

Peak year

1985

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1985

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1996

Doninique popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1985

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1985)
11
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4681012 199619951993199119891988198719861985 11

Doninique popularity over time — boys

19 total births recorded since 1989 (Doninique as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 19 births
45678910 199219911989 5

Doninique by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
42 births that decade — 58% of Doninique's all-time total
1980s421990s31

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Doninique?
73 babies have been named Doninique since 1985. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1985 with 11 births.
When was Doninique most popular?
Doninique was most popular in the 1980s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Is Doninique a unisex name?
Yes, Doninique is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 73 births, and as a boy's name it has 19 births.
How long has the name Doninique been used?
Doninique has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 12 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Doninique?
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, 1985–1996 (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.