Girls' name · since 1954

Donni

Since 1954, U.S. Social Security records show 179 babies named Donni, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#20,938 of 72,339
all-time among girls
179
born since 1954
1970s
peak decade

Donni sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 179 recorded since 1954.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donni has been recorded 179 times among girls since 1954, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2007.

  • #20,938 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 179 born since 1954
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donni ranks #20,938 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 179 born since 1954, peaking in the 1970s.

#20,938 of 72,339
all-time among girls
179
born since 1954
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Donni's 179 recorded births place it above 70.98% 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.

Donni's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Donni's full recorded timeline at 1970, 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 1961, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Donni popularity over time - girls

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

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1970)
11
Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
4681012 19541958196319691973197819972007 6

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

1970s is the heaviest window (66 births, 37% of the file).

1970s was Donni's strongest decade.

66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.

Donni births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 66 births (37% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Donni? ▼
179 babies have been named Donni since 1954. All-time, it sits at #20,938 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1970 with 11 births.
Where does Donni sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donni ranks #20,938 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 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.

What to do with Donni's data

  • Donni's decade-level peak was the 1970s (66 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- 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 Donni

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Donni: 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, 1954–2007 (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 Donni 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.