Recorded 1954–2007 Girls' name Peak 1970 179 births

Donni — girls' name

179 babies named Donni in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s381960s471970s661980s111990s62000s11
1970s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Donni was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

11 babies were named Donni in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Donni

The Social Security Administration has registered 179 babies named Donni between 1954 and 2007, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Donni currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Donni performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 66 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Donni shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Donni 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 179 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.

Donni at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

179

Since 1954

54 years of records

Peak year

1970

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1954

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2007

Donni popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1954

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1970)
11
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
4681012 20071980197619711965196119561954 7

Donni popularity over time — boys

6 total births recorded since 1978 (Donni as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1978 6

Donni by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
66 births that decade — 37% of Donni's all-time total
1950s381960s471970s661980s111990s62000s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Donni?
179 babies have been named Donni since 1954. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1970 with 11 births.
When was Donni most popular?
Donni was most popular in the 1970s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Donni been used?
Donni has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 54 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Donni?
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, 1954–2007 (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.