Unisex name · since 1926
Donne
116 babies named Donne in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #25,506 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 116
- born since 1926
- 1960s
- peak decade
116 girls have been named Donne since 1926, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Donne recorded 116 times among girls since 1926, 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 1926 to 1975.
- #25,506 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 116 born since 1926
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donne ranks #25,506 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 116 born since 1926, peaking in the 1960s.
- #25,506 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 116
- born since 1926
- 1960s
- peak decade
Donne's 116 recorded births place it above 64.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Donne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Donne's full recorded timeline at 1958, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1926, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1957 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Donne popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1975
- Peak year (1957)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Donne popularity over time - boys
80 total births recorded since 1933 (Donne as boys' name)
Donne by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (46 births, 40% of the file).
1960s was Donne's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Donne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
22 births
- 1950s
1950s
33 births
- 1960s
1960s
46 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 46 births (40% of all-time use).
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What to do with Donne's data
- Donne's decade-level peak was the 1960s (46 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Donne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1926–1975 (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 Donne 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.