Recorded 1990–2022 Unisex name Peak 2004 320 births

Donyae — boys' name

320 babies named Donyae in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s952000s1592010s612020s5
2000s
Peak decade

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

2004
Single peak year

24 babies were named Donyae in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Donyae

The Social Security Administration has registered 320 babies named Donyae between 1990 and 2022, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Donyae currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 24 babies received it in a single year. Donyae is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 233 additional births since 1990.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Donyae performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 159 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Donyae shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Maryland. In total, SSA state-level files list Donyae in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Donyae 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 320 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.

Donyae at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

320

Since 1990

33 years of records

Peak year

2004

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1990

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2022

Donyae popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1990

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2004)
24
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
0510152025 20222015201120072003199919951990 5

Donyae popularity over time — girls

233 total births recorded since 1990 (Donyae as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 233 births
0510152025 20202016200720042001199819941990 6

Donyae by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
159 births that decade — 50% of Donyae's all-time total
1990s952000s1592010s612020s5

Donyae by state

Where Donyae concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Donyae
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 3.1%
#2 Maryland
5 1.6%
California share of Donyae's total US births 3.1%
Even split

10 of 320 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Donyae?
320 babies have been named Donyae since 1990. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2004 with 24 births.
When was Donyae most popular?
Donyae was most popular in the 2000s decade with 159 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Donyae most popular?
The top states for the name Donyae are California (10 births), Maryland (5 births).
Is Donyae a unisex name?
Yes, Donyae is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 320 births, and as a girl's name it has 233 births.
How long has the name Donyae been used?
Donyae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 33 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Donyae?
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, 1990–2022 (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.