Recorded 1994–2007 Unisex name Peak 1996 27 births

Donshae — unisex name

27 babies named Donshae in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s172000s10
1990s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Donshae was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

7 babies were named Donshae in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Donshae

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Donshae between 1994 and 2007, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Donshae currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Donshae is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 13 additional births since 1982.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Donshae performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Donshae shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Donshae 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 27 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.

Donshae at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

27

Since 1994

14 years of records

Peak year

1996

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1994

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2007

Donshae popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1994

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1996)
7
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20072003199819961994 5

Donshae popularity over time — boys

13 total births recorded since 1982 (Donshae as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 13 births
456789 19911982 5

Donshae by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
17 births that decade — 63% of Donshae's all-time total
1990s172000s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Donshae?
27 babies have been named Donshae since 1994. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1996 with 7 births.
When was Donshae most popular?
Donshae was most popular in the 1990s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Is Donshae a unisex name?
Yes, Donshae is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 27 births, and as a boy's name it has 13 births.
How long has the name Donshae been used?
Donshae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 14 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Donshae?
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, 1994–2007 (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.