Boys' name · since 1927
Donny
Donny has 12,887 recorded births since 1927 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,051 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,869 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,887
- born since 1927
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Donny is the #3869 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 12,887 recorded since 1927.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donny has been recorded 12,887 times among boys since 1927, currently ranked #3869 nationally and more common than 72% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 2025.
- #1,051 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,869 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 12,887 born since 1927
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donny ranks #1,051 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,869 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 12,887 born since 1927, peaking in the 1970s.
- #1,051 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,869 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,887
- born since 1927
- 1970s
- peak decade
Donny's 12,887 recorded births place it above 97.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Donny compares
12,887 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Donny's all-time total is 35x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Donny | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 12,887 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 426 | 34 | 22,252 |
Donny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Donny splits its recorded history at 1976: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1928 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 426 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Donny popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–2025
- Peak year (1977)
- 426
- Annual births at peak, across 99 years of records
Donny popularity over time - girls
40 total births recorded since 1957 (Donny as girls' name)
Donny by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (2,762 births, 21% of the file).
1970s was Donny's strongest decade.
2,762 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Donny births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 18
1920s
18 births
- 1930s 376
1930s
376 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,413 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,608 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,436 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,762 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,485 births
- 1990s 686
1990s
686 births
- 2000s 576
2000s
576 births
- 2010s 352
2010s
352 births
- 2020s 175
2020s
175 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 2,762 births (21% of all-time use).
How Donny 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 Donny's total volume
Donny by state
Where Donny concentrates geographically, total births since 1927
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,026 | 15.7% |
| #2 | California | | 1,057 | 8.2% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 652 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 621 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 565 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Arkansas | | 433 | 3.4% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 395 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 350 | 2.7% |
2,026 of 12,887 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Donny appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Donny's data
- Donny's decade-level peak was the 1970s (2,762 total births); usage has since declined to 175 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Donnys (2,026 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Donny: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~98 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, 1927–2025 (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 Donny 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.