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.

80
total births
1975–1998
years on record
1980s
peak decade
39%
born in that 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.

  • 80 total births
  • 1975–1998 years on record
  • 1980s peak decade
  • 39% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

80 girls have been named Donnika since 1975, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1998.

80
total births
1975–1998
years on record
1980s
peak decade
39%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Donnika was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

8 babies were named Donnika in 1986 - its busiest year on record.

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 at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

80

Since 1975

24 years of records

Peak year

1986

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1975

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1998

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

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

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 July 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 last appearance in the data was 1998. 8 babies were born in 1986, its single highest year.
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.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

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

Data Sources

Data as of July 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).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Donnika: Baby Name Since 1975 - 80 Births, Peak 1986." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/donnika. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 July 2026.