Donie
- Last seen for girls in 1975 at #7,984
- Last seen for boys in 1990 at #7,178
- Given to girls 87.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1885 · 22 births
- Debut · girls
- 9 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 956since 1880
Donie over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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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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| 1990 | — | #7,178 | 6 | |
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| 1975 | #7,984 | 6 | — | |
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| 1971 | #8,324 | 5 | — | |
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| 1969 | #7,471 | 5 | — | |
| 1968 | — | — | ||
| 1967 | #6,804 | 5 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1966 | — | — | ||
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| 1964 | #6,767 | 5 | — | |
| 1963 | #5,891 | 6 | #2,858 | 9 |
| 1962 | — | — | ||
| 1961 | #5,309 | 7 | #3,356 | 7 |
| 1960 | — | #3,665 | 6 | |
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| 1957 | #5,377 | 6 | #2,494 | 11 |
| 1956 | #4,837 | 7 | — | |
| 1955 | — | — | ||
| 1954 | — | #3,827 | 5 | |
| 1953 | #3,955 | 9 | #2,531 | 10 |
| 1952 | #3,796 | 9 | #3,373 | 6 |
| 1951 | #4,011 | 8 | — | |
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| 1948 | #3,883 | 8 | — | |
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | — | |
| 1946 | — | — | ||
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | #3,338 | 5 |
| 1944 | #3,139 | 9 | #3,109 | 6 |
| 1943 | #3,040 | 10 | — | |
| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 | #3,212 | 6 |
| 1941 | — | #3,505 | 5 | |
| 1940 | — | — | ||
| 1939 | #2,736 | 10 | #3,480 | 5 |
| 1938 | — | — | ||
| 1937 | #3,800 | 6 | #2,905 | 7 |
| 1936 | #3,376 | 7 | — | |
| 1935 | #3,431 | 7 | — | |
| 1934 | #2,923 | 9 | — | |
| 1933 | — | #3,268 | 6 | |
| 1932 | #2,490 | 12 | #3,361 | 6 |
| 1931 | — | #3,095 | 7 | |
| 1930 | #2,690 | 11 | #3,592 | 6 |
| 1929 | #3,682 | 7 | — | |
| 1928 | #3,743 | 7 | — | |
| 1927 | #2,699 | 12 | — | |
| 1926 | #2,474 | 14 | — | |
| 1925 | #2,489 | 14 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,872 | 22 | — | |
| 1923 | #2,366 | 15 | — | |
| 1922 | #1,785 | 23 | — | |
| 1921 | #2,282 | 16 | #3,869 | 6 |
| 1920 | #2,015 | 19 | — | |
| 1919 | #3,452 | 8 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,963 | 19 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,847 | 19 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,689 | 21 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,523 | 23 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,603 | 17 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,601 | 14 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,620 | 12 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,545 | 10 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,773 | 8 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,152 | 13 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,084 | 14 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,206 | 11 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,321 | 9 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,011 | 14 | — | |
| 1904 | #938 | 15 | — | |
| 1903 | #969 | 13 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,219 | 9 | — | |
| 1901 | #684 | 22 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,008 | 14 | — | |
| 1899 | #704 | 20 | — | |
| 1898 | #840 | 16 | — | |
| 1897 | #931 | 12 | — | |
| 1896 | #670 | 22 | — | |
| 1895 | #607 | 25 | — | |
| 1894 | #697 | 18 | — | |
| 1893 | #713 | 17 | — | |
| 1892 | #616 | 21 | — | |
| 1891 | #695 | 15 | — | |
| 1890 | #578 | 20 | — | |
| 1889 | #567 | 20 | — | |
| 1888 | #533 | 22 | — | |
| 1887 | #633 | 13 | — | |
| 1886 | #459 | 22 | — | |
| 1885 | #446 | 22 | — | |
| 1884 | #520 | 16 | — | |
| 1883 | #536 | 13 | — | |
| 1882 | #560 | 11 | — | |
| 1881 | #740 | 6 | — | |
| 1880 | #580 | 9 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Donie was already there! It came in at #580, and was given to 9 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1931, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Donie is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Donie in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Donie
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1975
- Biggest jump: 324 spots in 1901
- Biggest drop: 535 spots in 1902
Rise & fade · girls
5 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1885 at #446 (22 births)
- Births halved by 1902, 17 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 23 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 23 yrs · run 1880–1899
Share of babies · girls
1 in 6,048
- Highest: 1 in 6,048 girls born in 1885 were named Donie (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 242,977 girls born in 1975 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1890s
- 19.5% of all girls named Donie (186) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1990
- Mostly girls until 1989, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 154 | #446 (1885) | #557 |
| 1890s | 186 | #578 (1890) | #705 |
| 1900s | 134 | #684 (1901) | #1,059 |
| 1910s | 151 | #1,523 (1915) | #1,862 |
| 1920s | 149 | #1,785 (1922) | #2,541 |
| 1930s | 62 | #2,490 (1932) | #3,064 |
| 1940s | 42 | #3,040 (1943) | #4,089 |
| 1950s | 39 | #3,796 (1952) | #4,395 |
| 1960s | 28 | #5,309 (1961) | #6,448 |
| 1970s | 11 | #7,984 (1975) | #8,154 |
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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