Recorded 1989–2000 Girls' name Peak 1993 78 births

Doniqua — girls' name

78 babies named Doniqua in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1990s
Peak decade

87% of everyone ever named Doniqua was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

14 babies were named Doniqua in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Doniqua

The Social Security Administration has registered 78 babies named Doniqua between 1989 and 2000, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Doniqua currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Doniqua performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 68 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Doniqua shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Doniqua 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 78 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.

Doniqua at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

78

Since 1989

12 years of records

Peak year

1993

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1989

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2000

Doniqua popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1989

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1993)
14
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
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Doniqua by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
68 births that decade — 87% of Doniqua's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Doniqua?
78 babies have been named Doniqua since 1989. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1993 with 14 births.
When was Doniqua most popular?
Doniqua was most popular in the 1990s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Doniqua been used?
Doniqua has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 12 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Doniqua?
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, 1989–2000 (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.