Recorded 1971–1996 Girls' name Peak 1978 93 births

Donnica — girls' name

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.

1970s271980s411990s25
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.

What the Data Says About Donnica

The Social Security Administration has registered 93 babies named Donnica between 1971 and 1996, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Donnica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Donnica performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Donnica shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Donnica 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 93 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.

Donnica at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

93

Since 1971

26 years of records

Peak year

1978

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1971

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1996

Donnica popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1971

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1978)
13
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
468101214 19961992198819861983198119721971 6

Donnica by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
41 births that decade — 44% of Donnica's all-time total
1970s271980s411990s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Donnica?
93 babies have been named Donnica since 1971. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year 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?
Donnica has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 26 years of data through 1996.
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.

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, 1971–1996 (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.