Unisex name · since 1882
Donnie
Donnie has 60,928 recorded births since 1882 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1952 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #445 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,795 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 60,928
- born since 1882
- 1950s
- peak decade
Donnie currently ranks #1795 among unisex names in America, with 60,928 babies recorded since 1882.
Social Security Administration records show Donnie recorded 60,928 times among boys since 1882, holding rank #1795 nationally today, ahead of 87% of boys, 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 1882 to 2025.
- #445 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,795 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 60,928 born since 1882
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donnie ranks #445 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,795 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 60,928 born since 1882, peaking in the 1950s.
- #445 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,795 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 60,928
- born since 1882
- 1950s
- peak decade
Donnie's 60,928 recorded births place it above 99.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Donnie compares
60,928 Top 4% higher than 96% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Donnie's all-time total is 165x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Donnie | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 60,928 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,805 | 34 | 22,252 |
Donnie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Donnie splits its recorded history at 1958: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1882 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1952 peak of 1,805 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Donnie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025
- Peak year (1952)
- 1,805
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Donnie popularity over time - girls
7,132 total births recorded since 1880 (Donnie as girls' name)
Donnie by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (17,171 births, 28% of the file).
1950s was Donnie's strongest decade.
17,171 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Donnie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 18
1880s
18 births
- 1890s 50
1890s
50 births
- 1900s 70
1900s
70 births
- 1910s 301
1910s
301 births
- 1920s 722
1920s
722 births
- 1930s 4,229
1930s
4,229 births
- 1940s
1940s
10,986 births
- 1950s
1950s
17,171 births
- 1960s
1960s
10,890 births
- 1970s
1970s
7,468 births
- 1980s 3,826
1980s
3,826 births
- 1990s 2,196
1990s
2,196 births
- 2000s 1,391
2000s
1,391 births
- 2010s 1,079
2010s
1,079 births
- 2020s 531
2020s
531 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 17,171 births (28% of all-time use).
How Donnie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Donnie's total volume
Donnie by state
Where Donnie concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5,703 | 9.4% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 5,422 | 8.9% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 4,569 | 7.5% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 4,111 | 6.7% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 3,812 | 6.3% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 3,058 | 5.0% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 2,987 | 4.9% |
| #8 | Arkansas | | 2,334 | 3.8% |
5,703 of 60,928 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Donnie appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Donnie's data
- Donnie's decade-level peak was the 1950s (17,171 total births); usage has since declined to 531 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Donnies (5,703 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Donnie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1952)
Similar record span (~143 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, 1882–2025 (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 Donnie 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.