Girls' name · since 1938

Donnice

Since 1938, U.S. Social Security records show 158 babies named Donnice, peaking in 1948. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#22,242 of 72,339
all-time among girls
158
born since 1938
1940s
peak decade

158 girls have been named Donnice since 1938, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donnice has been recorded 158 times among girls since 1938, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1938 to 1988.

  • #22,242 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 158 born since 1938
  • 1940s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donnice ranks #22,242 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 158 born since 1938, peaking in the 1940s.

#22,242 of 72,339
all-time among girls
158
born since 1938
1940s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Donnice's 158 recorded births place it above 69.2% 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.

Donnice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Donnice's SSA record in two at 1958 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1938, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1948 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Donnice popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1948)
13
Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
468101214 193819461949195219591966197119841988 8

Donnice by decade

1940s is the heaviest window (46 births, 29% of the file).

1940s was Donnice's strongest decade.

46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.

Donnice births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1940s at 46 births (29% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Donnice? ▼
Donnice has been given to 158 babies in the U.S. since 1938, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #22,242 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1988. 13 babies were born in 1948, its single highest year.
Where does Donnice sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donnice ranks #22,242 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 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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Donnice since 1938 -- 51 years through the most recent 1988 data.
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.

What to do with Donnice's data

  • Donnice's decade-level peak was the 1940s (46 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1980s -- 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 Donnice

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Donnice

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Gerarda
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Arlyss
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Jacquette
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Demetri
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Donnice: 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, 1938–1988 (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 Donnice 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.