Boys' name · since 1948

Donney

Since 1948, U.S. Social Security records show 106 babies named Donney, peaking in 1954. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#17,018 of 45,481
all-time among boys
106
born since 1948
1950s
peak decade

Donney sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 106 recorded since 1948.

Donney has 106 recorded births among boys since 1948, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 1976.

  • #17,018 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 106 born since 1948
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donney ranks #17,018 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 106 born since 1948, peaking in the 1950s.

#17,018 of 45,481
all-time among boys
106
born since 1948
1950s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Donney's 106 recorded births place it above 62.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Donney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Donney splits its recorded history at 1957: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1948 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1954 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Donney popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1976

Last recorded 1976
Peak year (1954)
12
Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
468101214 19481950195419561959196519741976 5

Donney by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (66 births, 62% of the file).

1950s was Donney's strongest decade.

66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.

Donney births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 66 births (62% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Donney? ▼
Donney has been given to 106 babies in the U.S. since 1948, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #17,018 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1976. 12 babies were born in 1954, its single highest year.
Where does Donney sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donney ranks #17,018 of 45,481 boys' 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 Donney most popular? ▼
Donney was most popular in the 1950s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
How long has the name Donney been used? ▼
Records for Donney go back to 1948, giving 29 years of history through 1976.
What names are similar to Donney? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Donald, Don, Donovan, Donnie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Donney's data

  • Donney's decade-level peak was the 1950s (66 total births); usage has since declined to 15 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.

Keep exploring Donney

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Donney

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Duwane
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Donney: 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, 1948–1976 (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 Donney 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.