Unisex name · since 1913
Donis
Donis has 565 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1935 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,972 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 565
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
565 girls have been named Donis since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donis has been recorded 565 times among girls since 1913, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1970.
- #10,972 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 565 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donis ranks #10,972 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 565 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,972 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 565
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Donis's 565 recorded births place it above 84.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Donis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Donis's full recorded timeline at 1939, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1952, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1935 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Donis popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1970
- Peak year (1935)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Donis popularity over time - boys
161 total births recorded since 1919 (Donis as boys' name)
Donis by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (154 births, 27% of the file).
1920s was Donis's strongest decade.
154 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Donis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 53
1910s
53 births
- 1920s
1920s
154 births
- 1930s
1930s
142 births
- 1940s
1940s
104 births
- 1950s
1950s
80 births
- 1960s 25
1960s
25 births
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 154 births (27% of all-time use).
How Donis 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 Donis's total volume
Donis by state
Where Donis concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 18 | 3.2% |
18 of 565 births nationwide.
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What to do with Donis's data
- Donis's decade-level peak was the 1920s (154 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Doniss (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi 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 Donis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1935)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1913–1970 (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 Donis 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.