Donica
- Last seen for girls in 2012 at #16,869
- Peak · girls
- 1972 · 26 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 802since 1952
Donica over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Donica has never cracked the top 2,000 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| rank | births | |
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| 2012 | #16,869 | 5 |
| 2011 | — | |
| 2010 | #12,276 | 8 |
| 2009 | #17,294 | 5 |
| 2008 | #15,405 | 6 |
| 2007 | — | |
| 2006 | #15,152 | 6 |
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| 2003 | #12,408 | 7 |
| 2002 | #15,432 | 5 |
| 2001 | #11,020 | 8 |
| 2000 | #9,163 | 10 |
| 1999 | #9,479 | 9 |
| 1998 | #7,532 | 12 |
| 1997 | #7,283 | 12 |
| 1996 | #5,771 | 16 |
| 1995 | #7,041 | 12 |
| 1994 | #6,672 | 13 |
| 1993 | #6,264 | 14 |
| 1992 | #6,652 | 13 |
| 1991 | #6,253 | 14 |
| 1990 | #3,909 | 26 |
| 1989 | #3,784 | 26 |
| 1988 | #5,598 | 14 |
| 1987 | #4,857 | 16 |
| 1986 | #4,347 | 18 |
| 1985 | #3,852 | 21 |
| 1984 | #3,069 | 28 |
| 1983 | #3,431 | 23 |
| 1982 | #4,167 | 18 |
| 1981 | #3,532 | 23 |
| 1980 | #3,134 | 27 |
| 1979 | #3,147 | 26 |
| 1978 | #3,098 | 25 |
| 1977 | #2,838 | 28 |
| 1976 | #3,002 | 24 |
| 1975 | #3,259 | 21 |
| 1974 | #2,683 | 27 |
| 1973 | #3,481 | 18 |
| 1972 | #2,680 | 26 |
| 1971 | #2,801 | 25 |
| 1970 | #3,712 | 16 |
| 1969 | #2,768 | 23 |
| 1968 | #3,169 | 17 |
| 1967 | #2,781 | 20 |
| 1966 | #2,937 | 18 |
| 1965 | #3,149 | 16 |
| 1964 | #3,379 | 15 |
| 1963 | #4,539 | 9 |
| 1962 | #5,293 | 7 |
| 1961 | #6,567 | 5 |
| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 |
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| 1957 | #5,377 | 6 |
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| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 |
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| 1952 | #5,563 | 5 |
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First appearance
1952
The first year at least five girls were named Donica! It came in at #5,563, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1952–1956, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Donica is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Donica in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
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Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2012
Rise & fade · girls
20 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1952
- Peaked 1972 at #2,680 (26 births)
- Births halved by 1992, 20 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 54,353
- Highest: 1 in 54,353 girls born in 1974 were named Donica (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 352,211 girls born in 2012 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #2,680 in 1972, was only 1 in 58,509 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1970s
- 29.4% of all girls named Donica (236) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16 | #5,377 (1957) | #5,589 |
| 1960s | 135 | #2,768 (1969) | #4,097 |
| 1970s | 236 | #2,680 (1972) | #3,070 |
| 1980s | 214 | #3,069 (1984) | #3,977 |
| 1990s | 141 | #3,909 (1990) | #6,686 |
| 2000s | 47 | #9,163 (2000) | #13,696 |
| 2010s | 13 | #12,276 (2010) | #14,573 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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