Girls' name · since 1926
Donnia
Since 1926, U.S. Social Security records show 394 babies named Donnia, peaking in 1956. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,630 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 394
- born since 1926
- 1950s
- peak decade
Donnia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 394 have been recorded since 1926.
Social Security Administration records show Donnia recorded 394 times among girls since 1926, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 2006.
- #13,630 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 394 born since 1926
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donnia ranks #13,630 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 394 born since 1926, peaking in the 1950s.
- #13,630 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 394
- born since 1926
- 1950s
- peak decade
Donnia's 394 recorded births place it above 81.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Indiana.
Donnia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Donnia splits its recorded history at 1957: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1939 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1956 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Donnia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–2006
- Peak year (1956)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2006.
394 total births across 81 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1956 with 22 births in a single year.
Donnia by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (116 births, 29% of the file).
1950s was Donnia's strongest decade.
116 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Donnia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s 19
1930s
19 births
- 1940s
1940s
91 births
- 1950s
1950s
116 births
- 1960s
1960s
113 births
- 1970s 29
1970s
29 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 116 births (29% of all-time use).
Donnia decade highlights
- Peak decade 116 births
- Runner-up 113 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Donnia by state
Where Donnia concentrates geographically, total births since 1926
Top 5 states
- Indiana 1.3% of nationwide
- Oklahoma 1.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Indiana accounts for 1.3% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Donnia's data
- Donnia's decade-level peak was the 1950s (116 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Indiana records the most Donnias (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Indiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Donnia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~80 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, 1926–2006 (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 Donnia 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.
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