Recorded 1935–1948 Girls' name Peak 1938 78 births

Donnarae — girls' name

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.

1930s321940s46
1940s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Donnarae was born in this single decade.

1938
Single peak year

12 babies were named Donnarae in 1938 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Donnarae

The Social Security Administration has registered 78 babies named Donnarae between 1935 and 1948, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Donnarae currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1938, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Donnarae performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Donnarae shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Donnarae 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 78 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.

Donnarae at a glance

Last recorded 1948

Total births

78

Since 1935

14 years of records

Peak year

1938

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1948

Active since

1935

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1948

Donnarae popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1948
Peak year (1938)
12
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
468101214 19481946194419431942194119401938193719361935 5

Donnarae by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
46 births that decade — 59% of Donnarae's all-time total
1930s321940s46

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Donnarae?
78 babies have been named Donnarae since 1935. It was last recorded in 1948. The peak year was 1938 with 12 births.
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.

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, 1935–1948 (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.