Girls' name · since 1921
Donnamae
351 babies named Donnamae in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,601 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 351
- born since 1921
- 1930s
- peak decade
351 girls have been named Donnamae since 1921, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donnamae has been recorded 351 times among girls since 1921, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1962.
- #14,601 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 351 born since 1921
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donnamae ranks #14,601 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 351 born since 1921, peaking in the 1930s.
- #14,601 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 351
- born since 1921
- 1930s
- peak decade
Donnamae's 351 recorded births place it above 79.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
Donnamae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Donnamae splits its recorded history at 1938: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1921 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1929 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Donnamae popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1962
- Peak year (1929)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Donnamae by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (139 births, 40% of the file).
1930s was Donnamae's strongest decade.
139 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Donnamae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
68 births
- 1930s
1930s
139 births
- 1940s
1940s
118 births
- 1950s 15
1950s
15 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 139 births (40% of all-time use).
Donnamae by state
Where Donnamae concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
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What to do with Donnamae's data
- Donnamae's decade-level peak was the 1930s (139 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Minnesota records the most Donnamaes (48 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Donnamae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1929)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1921–1962 (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 Donnamae 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.