Unisex name · since 1994
Donshae
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 27 babies named Donshae, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #42,183 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 27
- born since 1994
- 1990s
- peak decade
Donshae is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 27 have been recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Donshae recorded 27 times among girls since 1994, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2007.
- #42,183 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 27 born since 1994
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donshae ranks #42,183 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 1994, peaking in the 1990s.
- #42,183 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 27
- born since 1994
- 1990s
- peak decade
Donshae's 27 recorded births place it above 41.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Donshae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Donshae splits its recorded history at 1998: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Donshae popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2007
- Peak year (1996)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Donshae popularity over time - boys
13 total births recorded since 1982 (Donshae as boys' name)
Donshae by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (17 births, 63% of the file).
1990s was Donshae's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Donshae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 17 births (63% of all-time use).
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- Donshae's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (17 total births) through the 2000s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Donshae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~13 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, 1994–2007 (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 Donshae 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.