Girls' name · since 1975

Donnika

80 babies named Donnika in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#29,590 of 72,339
all-time among girls
80
born since 1975
1980s
peak decade

Donnika sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 80 recorded since 1975.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donnika has been recorded 80 times among girls since 1975, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 1998.

  • #29,590 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 80 born since 1975
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donnika ranks #29,590 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 80 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.

#29,590 of 72,339
all-time among girls
80
born since 1975
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Donnika's 80 recorded births place it above 58.94% 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.

Donnika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Donnika's full recorded timeline at 1986, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Donnika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1998

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1986)
8
Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
456789 1975197719811986198919931998 5

Donnika by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (31 births, 39% of the file).

1980s was Donnika's strongest decade.

31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.

Donnika births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 31 births (39% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Donnika?
Donnika has been given to 80 babies in the U.S. since 1975, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #29,590 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1998. 8 babies were born in 1986, its single highest year.
Where does Donnika sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donnika ranks #29,590 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 Donnika most popular?
Donnika was most popular in the 1980s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Donnika been used?
The SSA has tracked Donnika since 1975 -- 24 years through the most recent 1998 data.
What names are similar to Donnika?
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 Donnika's data

  • Donnika's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (31 total births) through the 1990s (28) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Donnika

Nearby Names Like Donnika

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

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Donnika: 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, 1975–1998 (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 Donnika 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.