Recorded 1923–1970 Girls' name Peak 1949 307 births

Donnajean — girls' name

307 babies named Donnajean in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s191930s591940s1131950s541960s571970s5
1940s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Donnajean was born in this single decade.

1949
Single peak year

21 babies were named Donnajean in 1949 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Donnajean

The Social Security Administration has registered 307 babies named Donnajean between 1923 and 1970, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Donnajean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1970. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Donnajean performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 113 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Donnajean shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Donnajean in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Donnajean 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 307 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.

Donnajean at a glance

Last recorded 1970

Total births

307

Since 1923

48 years of records

Peak year

1949

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1970

Active since

1923

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 1970

Donnajean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1923

Last recorded 1970
Peak year (1949)
21
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
0510152025 19701962195619501945194019341923 7

Donnajean by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
113 births that decade — 37% of Donnajean's all-time total
1920s191930s591940s1131950s541960s571970s5

Donnajean by state

Where Donnajean concentrates geographically — total births since 1923

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Donnajean
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
11 3.6%
#2 New York
6 2.0%
#3 Michigan
5 1.6%
Pennsylvania share of Donnajean's total US births 3.6%
Even split

11 of 307 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Donnajean?
307 babies have been named Donnajean since 1923. It was last recorded in 1970. The peak year was 1949 with 21 births.
When was Donnajean most popular?
Donnajean was most popular in the 1940s decade with 113 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
Where is Donnajean most popular?
The top states for the name Donnajean are Pennsylvania (11 births), New York (6 births), Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Donnajean been used?
Donnajean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 48 years of data through 1970.
What names are similar to Donnajean?
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.

Keep exploring Donnajean

Nearby Names Like Donnajean

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Donnajean

Names with a similar number of total births

Baby Name Guides

Learn more about naming trends and how to use data to choose a name

Explore more names

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, 1923–1970 (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.