Girls' name · since 1935

Donnarae

78 babies named Donnarae in U.S. Social Security records since 1935, with the highest year being 1938. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#29,871 of 72,339
all-time among girls
78
born since 1935
1940s
peak decade

Donnarae is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 78 have been recorded since 1935.

Social Security Administration records show Donnarae recorded 78 times among girls since 1935, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1935 to 1948.

  • #29,871 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 78 born since 1935
  • 1940s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donnarae ranks #29,871 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 78 born since 1935, peaking in the 1940s.

#29,871 of 72,339
all-time among girls
78
born since 1935
1940s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Donnarae's 78 recorded births place it above 58.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Donnarae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Donnarae's full recorded timeline at 1941, 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 1935, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1938 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Donnarae popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1948

Last recorded 1948
Peak year (1938)
12
Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
468101214 19351936193719381940194119421943194419461948 12

Donnarae by decade

1940s is the heaviest window (46 births, 59% of the file).

1940s was Donnarae's strongest decade.

46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.

Donnarae births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1940s at 46 births (59% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Donnarae? ▼
Since 1935, Social Security records show 78 babies named Donnarae. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #29,871 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1948. Its busiest year on record was 1938, with 12 births.
Where does Donnarae sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donnarae ranks #29,871 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Donnarae most popular? ▼
Donnarae was most popular in the 1940s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1938.
How long has the name Donnarae been used? ▼
Donnarae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1935, spanning 14 years of data through 1948.
What names are similar to Donnarae? ▼
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.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Donnarae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1935–1948 (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 Donnarae 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.