Donise — girls' name

What the Data Says About Donise

The Social Security Administration has registered 338 babies named Donise between 1948 and 1993, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Donise currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Donise performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 125 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Donise shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Donise 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 338 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.