Recorded 1969–2009 Boys' name Peak 1969 22 births

Dony — boys' name

22 babies named Dony in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61990s52000s11
2000s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Dony was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

6 babies were named Dony in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dony

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Dony between 1969 and 2009, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dony currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dony performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dony shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dony 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 22 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.

Dony at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

22

Since 1969

41 years of records

Peak year

1969

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1969

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2009

Dony popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1969

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1969)
6
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
4.555.566.5 2009200819951969 6

Dony by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
11 births that decade — 50% of Dony's all-time total
1960s61990s52000s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dony?
22 babies have been named Dony since 1969. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1969 with 6 births.
When was Dony most popular?
Dony was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
How long has the name Dony been used?
Dony has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 41 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Dony?
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, 1969–2009 (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.