Girls' name · since 1946
Donnalynn
Donnalynn has 75 recorded births since 1946 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1960 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,317 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 75
- born since 1946
- 1960s
- peak decade
Donnalynn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 75 recorded since 1946.
Social Security Administration records show Donnalynn recorded 75 times among girls since 1946, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 1971.
- #30,317 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 75 born since 1946
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donnalynn ranks #30,317 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 75 born since 1946, peaking in the 1960s.
- #30,317 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 75
- born since 1946
- 1960s
- peak decade
Donnalynn's 75 recorded births place it above 57.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Donnalynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Donnalynn's full recorded timeline at 1962, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1963, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1960 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Donnalynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1971
- Peak year (1960)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Donnalynn by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (42 births, 56% of the file).
1960s was Donnalynn's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Donnalynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 13
1950s
13 births
- 1960s
1960s
42 births
- 1970s 14
1970s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 42 births (56% of all-time use).
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- Donnalynn's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (42 total births) through the 1970s (14) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Donnalynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~25 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, 1946–1971 (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 Donnalynn 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.