Unisex name · since 1973
Donyea
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 171 babies named Donyea, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,899 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 171
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
171 boys have been named Donyea since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donyea has been recorded 171 times among boys since 1973, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2013.
- #13,899 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 171 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donyea ranks #13,899 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 171 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,899 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 171
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Donyea's 171 recorded births place it above 69.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Donyea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Donyea's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Donyea popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2013
- Peak year (1998)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Donyea popularity over time - girls
97 total births recorded since 1988 (Donyea as girls' name)
Donyea by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (66 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Donyea's strongest decade.
66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Donyea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s 24
1980s
24 births
- 1990s
1990s
66 births
- 2000s
2000s
51 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 66 births (39% of all-time use).
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What to do with Donyea's data
- Donyea's decade-level peak was the 1990s (66 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Donyea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1973–2013 (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 Donyea 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.