Girls' name · since 1926
Donnalee
966 babies named Donnalee in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,695 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 966
- born since 1926
- 1940s
- peak decade
966 girls have been named Donnalee since 1926, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Donnalee has 966 recorded births among girls since 1926, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 1994.
- #7,695 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 966 born since 1926
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donnalee ranks #7,695 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 966 born since 1926, peaking in the 1940s.
- #7,695 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 966
- born since 1926
- 1940s
- peak decade
Donnalee's 966 recorded births place it above 89.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Donnalee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Donnalee's SSA record in two at 1952 and the more recent half accounts for 35% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 65%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1967, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1948 peak of 49, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Donnalee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1994
- Peak year (1948)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Donnalee by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (347 births, 36% of the file).
1940s was Donnalee's strongest decade.
347 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Donnalee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 44
1920s
44 births
- 1930s
1930s
186 births
- 1940s
1940s
347 births
- 1950s
1950s
192 births
- 1960s
1960s
147 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 347 births (36% of all-time use).
How Donnalee 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 Donnalee's total volume
Donnalee by state
Where Donnalee concentrates geographically, total births since 1926
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 65 | 6.7% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 22 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 16 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 12 | 1.2% |
| #5 | California | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.5% |
65 of 966 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Donnalee's data
- Donnalee's decade-level peak was the 1940s (347 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Donnalees (65 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Donnalee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1948)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1926–1994 (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 Donnalee 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.