Recorded 1938–1988 Girls' name Peak 1948 158 births

Donnice — girls' name

158 babies named Donnice in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s461950s341960s331970s271980s13
1940s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Donnice was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

13 babies were named Donnice in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Donnice

The Social Security Administration has registered 158 babies named Donnice between 1938 and 1988, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Donnice currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Donnice performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Donnice shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Donnice 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 158 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.

Donnice at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

158

Since 1938

51 years of records

Peak year

1948

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1938

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 1988

Donnice popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1938

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1948)
13
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
468101214 198819721969196119571950194719431938 5

Donnice by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
46 births that decade — 29% of Donnice's all-time total
1930s51940s461950s341960s331970s271980s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Donnice?
158 babies have been named Donnice since 1938. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1948 with 13 births.
When was Donnice most popular?
Donnice was most popular in the 1940s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
How long has the name Donnice been used?
Donnice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1938, spanning 51 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Donnice?
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, 1938–1988 (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.