Total births
93
Girls' name · since 1971
Donnica
93 babies named Donnica in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 93
- total births
- 1971–1996
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 44%
- born in that decade
Donnica is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 93 have been recorded since 1971.
Donnica has 93 recorded births among girls since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1996.
- 93 total births
- 1971–1996 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 44% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
93 girls have been named Donnica since 1971, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1996.
- 93
- total births
- 1971–1996
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 44%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
44% of everyone ever named Donnica was born in this single decade.
1978
Single peak year
13 babies were named Donnica in 1978 - its busiest year on record.
Donnica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Donnica's full recorded timeline at 1986, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Donnica at a glance
Last recorded 1996Peak year
1978
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1971
Donnica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1996
- Peak year (1978)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Donnica by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Donnica's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Donnica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
27 births
- 1980s
1980s
41 births
- 1990s
1990s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 41 births (44% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Donnica? ▼
Since 1971, Social Security records show 93 babies named Donnica. The most recent recorded year was 1996. Its busiest year on record was 1978, with 13 births.
When was Donnica most popular? ▼
Donnica was most popular in the 1980s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Donnica been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Donnica since 1971 -- 26 years through the most recent 1996 data.
What names are similar to Donnica? ▼
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 Donnica's data
- Donnica's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (41 total births) through the 1990s (25) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Donnica
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1971–1996 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Donnica: Baby Name Since 1971 - 93 Births, Peak 1978." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/donnica. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Donnica 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 July 2026.