Recorded 1978–2000 Unisex name Peak 1990 64 births

Donshay — boys' name

64 babies named Donshay in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s101990s382000s5
1990s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Donshay was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

7 babies were named Donshay in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Donshay

The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Donshay between 1978 and 2000, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Donshay currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Donshay is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 28 additional births since 1990.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Donshay performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Donshay shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Donshay 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 64 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.

Donshay at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

64

Since 1978

23 years of records

Peak year

1990

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1978

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2000

Donshay popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1978

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1990)
7
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20001998199619941993199119901988198019791978 5

Donshay popularity over time — girls

28 total births recorded since 1990 (Donshay as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 28 births
4.555.566.577.5 19991996199519931990 5

Donshay by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
38 births that decade — 59% of Donshay's all-time total
1970s111980s101990s382000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Donshay?
64 babies have been named Donshay since 1978. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1990 with 7 births.
When was Donshay most popular?
Donshay was most popular in the 1990s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Is Donshay a unisex name?
Yes, Donshay is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 64 births, and as a girl's name it has 28 births.
How long has the name Donshay been used?
Donshay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 23 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Donshay?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Donald, Don, Donovan, Donnie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1978–2000 (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.