Donnie

Last seen for girls in 2023 at #13,462 · #1,793 for boys in 2025, 89 births
Given to boys 89.5% of the time

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Peak · boys
1951 · 1,732 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
60,928
since 1882

Donnie over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201942peak #367, 1880peak #150, 1951girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,79389
2024—#1,76793
2023#13,4626#1,92881
2022—#1,78292
2021—#1,72194
2020—#1,81582
2019—#1,84981
2018—#1,88679
2017#15,9025#1,594101
2016—#1,501113
2015—#1,427120
2014#16,5135#1,348127
2013—#1,500108
2012—#1,428116
2011#16,7645#1,524104
2010—#1,316130
2009—#1,390122
2008—#1,319132
2007—#1,223144
2006#13,6067#1,249134
2005—#1,225129
2004#11,6248#1,183131
2003—#1,029153
2002—#1,064142
2001#15,3525#1,024144
2000—#949160
1999#10,3458#905165
1998#9,2609#812185
1997—#799183
1996#11,8076#802179
1995#8,07910#799180
1994#7,09712#745197
1993#7,49811#665240
1992#11,7386#641258
1991#13,1475#620270
1990#8,5019#544339
1989#8,0379#593271
1988#8,3918#529297
1987#6,78810#489329
1986#9,5456#494312
1985#4,63516#471340
1984#9,1446#423384
1983#5,82411#392425
1982#4,52716#384440
1981#3,62522#366477
1980#4,14818#337551
1979#4,05218#323579
1978#4,67914#304595
1977#3,17624#303641
1976#2,93225#275703
1975#2,81126#264739
1974#2,75726#255759
1973#2,01940#249786
1972#2,45129#246861
1971#2,54229#251892
1970#1,98642#252913
1969#2,05837#251830
1968#2,16431#242874
1967#1,70245#244836
1966#1,51554#239871
1965#1,80140#234971
1964#1,61050#2261,109
1963#1,47857#2221,153
1962#1,42960#2121,303
1961#1,14492#2071,379
1960#1,28074#1931,564
1959#1,28170#1841,640
1958#1,06996#1811,598
1957#1,17780#1771,717
1956#1,023100#1731,723
1955#1,05092#1691,672
1954#940105#1621,770
1953#886113#1561,790
1952#893107#1561,805
1951#891103#1501,732
1950#91694#1501,724
1949#782122#1561,619
1948#715138#1621,482
1947#780122#1681,419
1946#703131#1651,275
1945#688118#168991
1944#651129#171983
1943#605154#180920
1942#662128#191837
1941#572148#187786
1940#649115#197674
1939#628116#196641
1938#603129#207595
1937#540152#199620
1936#547144#224505
1935#574126#263425
1934#612116#270403
1933#646103#293325
1932#643108#315303
1931#623113#364237
1930#667106#445175
1929#691103#491142
1928#74291#547123
1927#74792#66891
1926#680115#81366
1925#712107#81466
1924#703112#96053
1923#718103#97650
1922#74296#94954
1921#76691#1,26733
1920#75093#1,04544
1919#76285#87757
1918#73196#1,21133
1917#70396#1,03340
1916#82467#1,09635
1915#69691#96242
1914#66676#1,12726
1913#66761#87131
1912#65958#1,17416
1911#62447#1,11710
1910#59349#98111
1909#62439#1,0209
1908#52748#87710
1907#61437#1,2006
1906#77622#1,2535
1905#51044#8369
1904#55936#8748
1903#53936#7839
1902#61229—
1901#47540#8587
1900#45754#1,0507
1899#53731#7868
1898#57132—
1897#46240#9426
1896#63524#67411
1895#44041#9786
1894#55727#8577
1893#59423#1,0355
1892#44237#8617
1891#60819—
1890#42935—
1889#51624#8786
1888#51224—
1887#56016#7527
1886#60614—
1885#45921—
1884#64011—
1883#46517—
1882#43118#9435
1881#44714—
1880#36720—
First appearance
1882

The first year at least five boys were named Donnie! It came in at #943, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1882–1886, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Donnie is popular in 1942

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Donnie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Donnie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Donnie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Donnie, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Donnie, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Donnie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Donnie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Donnie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Donnie, so not publishedMNIllinois: #218 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 2,464 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Donnie, so not publishedWIMichigan: #341 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 6,434 boysMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Donnie, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Donnie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Donnie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Donnie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Donnie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Donnie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Donnie, so not publishedSDIowa: #280 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,814 boysIAIndiana: #204 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,141 boysINOhio: #322 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 6,209 boysOHPennsylvania: #426 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 11,651 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Donnie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Donnie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #270 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 2,921 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Donnie, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Donnie, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Donnie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #126 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 733 boysMOKentucky: #57 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 283 boysKYWest Virginia: #124 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 772 boysWVVirginia: #139 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 844 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Donnie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Donnie, so not publishedDEArizona: #181 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,005 boysAZNew Mexico: #184 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 866 boysNMKansas: #163 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,019 boysKSArkansas: #113 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 566 boysARTennessee: #90 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 507 boysTNNorth Carolina: #136 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 801 boysNCSouth Carolina: #87 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 432 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Donnie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #110 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 537 boysOKLouisiana: #217 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,454 boysLAMississippi: #215 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,581 boysMSAlabama: #178 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,167 boysALGeorgia: #145 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 882 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Donnie, so not publishedHITexas: #151 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 758 boysTXFlorida: #185 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,163 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Kentucky#57 · 1 in 283
  2. South Carolina#87 · 1 in 432
  3. Tennessee#90 · 1 in 507
  4. Oklahoma#110 · 1 in 537
  5. Arkansas#113 · 1 in 566

Best ever in a state: #39 in Kentucky, 1952.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#571061 in 283
South Carolina#87551 in 432
Tennessee#90631 in 507
Oklahoma#110401 in 537
Arkansas#113371 in 566
West Virginia#124271 in 772
Missouri#126461 in 733
North Carolina#136521 in 801
Virginia#139351 in 844
Georgia#145401 in 882
Texas#151931 in 758
Kansas#163151 in 1,019
Alabama#178281 in 1,167
Arizona#18161 in 1,005
New Mexico#18471 in 866
Florida#185161 in 1,163
Indiana#204161 in 2,141
Mississippi#215151 in 1,581
Louisiana#217181 in 1,454
Illinois#218301 in 2,464
California#270251 in 2,921
Iowa#28061 in 3,814
Ohio#322111 in 6,209
Michigan#34191 in 6,434
Pennsylvania#42681 in 11,651
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Donnie
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 26 spots since 2024 (#1,767 → #1,793)
  • 22 spots since 2020 (#1,815 → #1,793)
  • 366 spots since 2015 (#1,427 → #1,793)
  • Biggest jump: 334 spots in 1919 (#1,211 → #877)
  • Biggest drop: 417 spots in 1906 (#836 → #1,253)
Rise & fade · boys
69 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1882
  • Peaked 1951 at #150 (1,732 births)
  • Births halved by 1967, 16 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 97 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 97 yrs · run 1922–2000
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,038
  • Highest: 1 in 1,038 boys born in 1950 were named Donnie (0.10%)
  • Latest: 1 in 19,192 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #150 in 1951, was only 1 in 1,087 (0.09%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 28.2% of all boys named Donnie (17,171) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1928
  • Mostly girls until 1927, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s18#752 (1887)#858
1890s50#674 (1896)#876
1900s70#783 (1903)#972
1910s301#871 (1913)#1,045
1920s722#491 (1929)#853
1930s4,229#196 (1939)#278
1940s10,986#156 (1949)#175
1950s17,171#150 (1951)#166
1960s10,890#193 (1960)#227
1970s7,468#246 (1972)#272
1980s3,826#337 (1980)#448
1990s2,196#544 (1990)#733
2000s1,391#949 (2000)#1,166
2010s1,079#1,316 (2010)#1,537
2020s531#1,721 (2021)#1,801

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Donnie in 1942

girls
#662
128 births · 1 in 10,552 girls
boys
#191
837 births · 1 in 1,650 boys

Top girls' names in 1942

  1. #1Mary63,256
  2. #2Barbara44,739
  3. #3Patricia39,465
  4. #4Linda31,613
  5. #5Carol30,272
  6. #6Sandra24,994
  7. #7Judith24,792
  8. #8Nancy23,327
  9. #9Betty21,659
  10. #10Carolyn19,978
  11. #662Donnie128

Top boys' names in 1942

  1. #1James77,182
  2. #2Robert71,845
  3. #3John66,043
  4. #4William54,890
  5. #5Richard43,593
  6. #6David35,905
  7. #7Charles35,854
  8. #8Thomas31,100
  9. #9Ronald27,138
  10. #10Donald23,955
  11. #191Donnie837
More about 1942

girls

1,350,719 girls got a published name in 1942; 1 in 10,552 of them was named Donnie, which outranked 87.7% of the 5,378 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Donnie
  1. #658Karolyn129
  2. #658Lona129
  3. #658Sharlene129
  4. #662Donnie128
  5. #663Camilla127
  6. #663Jessica127
  7. #663Phoebe127
Biggest movers since 1941
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,567Michal#4,420 → #853
  2. ↑ 1,885Merrily#2,397 → #512
  3. ↑ 1,081Merrilee#1,954 → #873
  4. ↑ 783Jerrilyn#1,610 → #827
  5. ↑ 760Candace#1,418 → #658
Fallers
  1. ↓ 354Rebekah#924 → #1,278
  2. ↓ 350Leatha#830 → #1,180
  3. ↓ 307Nella#993 → #1,300
  4. ↓ 272Arla#934 → #1,206
  5. ↓ 262Vivien#735 → #997

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,381,161 boys got a published name in 1942; 1 in 1,650 of them was named Donnie, which outranked 95.3% of the 4,044 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Donnie
  1. #188Nathaniel843
  2. #189Matthew842
  3. #190Mack840
  4. #191Donnie837
  5. #192Earnest835
  6. #193Gerard832
  7. #193Sammy832
Biggest movers since 1941
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,993Macarthur#3,505 → #512
  2. ↑ 1,546Mcarthur#1,903 → #357
  3. ↑ 655Collin#1,588 → #933
  4. ↑ 514Delmas#1,254 → #740
  5. ↑ 390Colin#713 → #323
Fallers
  1. ↓ 525Otho#971 → #1,496
  2. ↓ 440Florian#918 → #1,358
  3. ↓ 421Martha#960 → #1,381
  4. ↓ 407Watson#951 → #1,358
  5. ↓ 371Gaylen#987 → #1,358

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1942 →