Recorded 1950–1993 Girls' name Peak 1970 44 births

Donnise — girls' name

44 babies named Donnise in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51970s131980s211990s5
1980s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Donnise was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

7 babies were named Donnise in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Donnise

The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Donnise between 1950 and 1993, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Donnise currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Donnise performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Donnise shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Donnise 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 44 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.

Donnise at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

44

Since 1950

44 years of records

Peak year

1970

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1950

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 1993

Donnise popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1950

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1970)
7
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19931989198819871984197519701950 5

Donnise by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
21 births that decade — 48% of Donnise's all-time total
1950s51970s131980s211990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Donnise?
44 babies have been named Donnise since 1950. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1970 with 7 births.
When was Donnise most popular?
Donnise was most popular in the 1980s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Donnise been used?
Donnise has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 44 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Donnise?
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, 1950–1993 (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.