Recorded 1949–1989 Girls' name Peak 1967 82 births

Donnalyn — girls' name

82 babies named Donnalyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s61950s101960s551970s51980s6
1960s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Donnalyn was born in this single decade.

1967
Single peak year

11 babies were named Donnalyn in 1967 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Donnalyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 82 babies named Donnalyn between 1949 and 1989, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Donnalyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Donnalyn performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 55 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Donnalyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Donnalyn 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 82 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.

Donnalyn at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

82

Since 1949

41 years of records

Peak year

1967

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1949

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1989

Donnalyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1949

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1967)
11
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
4681012 1989196819651963196119581949 6

Donnalyn by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
55 births that decade — 67% of Donnalyn's all-time total
1940s61950s101960s551970s51980s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Donnalyn?
82 babies have been named Donnalyn since 1949. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1967 with 11 births.
When was Donnalyn most popular?
Donnalyn was most popular in the 1960s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
How long has the name Donnalyn been used?
Donnalyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 41 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Donnalyn?
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, 1949–1989 (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.