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
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1951 · 1,732 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 60,928since 1882
Donnie over time
girlsboys
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,793 | 89 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,767 | 93 | |
| 2023 | #13,462 | 6 | #1,928 | 81 |
| 2022 | — | #1,782 | 92 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,721 | 94 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,815 | 82 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,849 | 81 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,886 | 79 | |
| 2017 | #15,902 | 5 | #1,594 | 101 |
| 2016 | — | #1,501 | 113 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,427 | 120 | |
| 2014 | #16,513 | 5 | #1,348 | 127 |
| 2013 | — | #1,500 | 108 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,428 | 116 | |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | #1,524 | 104 |
| 2010 | — | #1,316 | 130 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,390 | 122 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,319 | 132 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,223 | 144 | |
| 2006 | #13,606 | 7 | #1,249 | 134 |
| 2005 | — | #1,225 | 129 | |
| 2004 | #11,624 | 8 | #1,183 | 131 |
| 2003 | — | #1,029 | 153 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,064 | 142 | |
| 2001 | #15,352 | 5 | #1,024 | 144 |
| 2000 | — | #949 | 160 | |
| 1999 | #10,345 | 8 | #905 | 165 |
| 1998 | #9,260 | 9 | #812 | 185 |
| 1997 | — | #799 | 183 | |
| 1996 | #11,807 | 6 | #802 | 179 |
| 1995 | #8,079 | 10 | #799 | 180 |
| 1994 | #7,097 | 12 | #745 | 197 |
| 1993 | #7,498 | 11 | #665 | 240 |
| 1992 | #11,738 | 6 | #641 | 258 |
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 | #620 | 270 |
| 1990 | #8,501 | 9 | #544 | 339 |
| 1989 | #8,037 | 9 | #593 | 271 |
| 1988 | #8,391 | 8 | #529 | 297 |
| 1987 | #6,788 | 10 | #489 | 329 |
| 1986 | #9,545 | 6 | #494 | 312 |
| 1985 | #4,635 | 16 | #471 | 340 |
| 1984 | #9,144 | 6 | #423 | 384 |
| 1983 | #5,824 | 11 | #392 | 425 |
| 1982 | #4,527 | 16 | #384 | 440 |
| 1981 | #3,625 | 22 | #366 | 477 |
| 1980 | #4,148 | 18 | #337 | 551 |
| 1979 | #4,052 | 18 | #323 | 579 |
| 1978 | #4,679 | 14 | #304 | 595 |
| 1977 | #3,176 | 24 | #303 | 641 |
| 1976 | #2,932 | 25 | #275 | 703 |
| 1975 | #2,811 | 26 | #264 | 739 |
| 1974 | #2,757 | 26 | #255 | 759 |
| 1973 | #2,019 | 40 | #249 | 786 |
| 1972 | #2,451 | 29 | #246 | 861 |
| 1971 | #2,542 | 29 | #251 | 892 |
| 1970 | #1,986 | 42 | #252 | 913 |
| 1969 | #2,058 | 37 | #251 | 830 |
| 1968 | #2,164 | 31 | #242 | 874 |
| 1967 | #1,702 | 45 | #244 | 836 |
| 1966 | #1,515 | 54 | #239 | 871 |
| 1965 | #1,801 | 40 | #234 | 971 |
| 1964 | #1,610 | 50 | #226 | 1,109 |
| 1963 | #1,478 | 57 | #222 | 1,153 |
| 1962 | #1,429 | 60 | #212 | 1,303 |
| 1961 | #1,144 | 92 | #207 | 1,379 |
| 1960 | #1,280 | 74 | #193 | 1,564 |
| 1959 | #1,281 | 70 | #184 | 1,640 |
| 1958 | #1,069 | 96 | #181 | 1,598 |
| 1957 | #1,177 | 80 | #177 | 1,717 |
| 1956 | #1,023 | 100 | #173 | 1,723 |
| 1955 | #1,050 | 92 | #169 | 1,672 |
| 1954 | #940 | 105 | #162 | 1,770 |
| 1953 | #886 | 113 | #156 | 1,790 |
| 1952 | #893 | 107 | #156 | 1,805 |
| 1951 | #891 | 103 | #150 | 1,732 |
| 1950 | #916 | 94 | #150 | 1,724 |
| 1949 | #782 | 122 | #156 | 1,619 |
| 1948 | #715 | 138 | #162 | 1,482 |
| 1947 | #780 | 122 | #168 | 1,419 |
| 1946 | #703 | 131 | #165 | 1,275 |
| 1945 | #688 | 118 | #168 | 991 |
| 1944 | #651 | 129 | #171 | 983 |
| 1943 | #605 | 154 | #180 | 920 |
| 1942 | #662 | 128 | #191 | 837 |
| 1941 | #572 | 148 | #187 | 786 |
| 1940 | #649 | 115 | #197 | 674 |
| 1939 | #628 | 116 | #196 | 641 |
| 1938 | #603 | 129 | #207 | 595 |
| 1937 | #540 | 152 | #199 | 620 |
| 1936 | #547 | 144 | #224 | 505 |
| 1935 | #574 | 126 | #263 | 425 |
| 1934 | #612 | 116 | #270 | 403 |
| 1933 | #646 | 103 | #293 | 325 |
| 1932 | #643 | 108 | #315 | 303 |
| 1931 | #623 | 113 | #364 | 237 |
| 1930 | #667 | 106 | #445 | 175 |
| 1929 | #691 | 103 | #491 | 142 |
| 1928 | #742 | 91 | #547 | 123 |
| 1927 | #747 | 92 | #668 | 91 |
| 1926 | #680 | 115 | #813 | 66 |
| 1925 | #712 | 107 | #814 | 66 |
| 1924 | #703 | 112 | #960 | 53 |
| 1923 | #718 | 103 | #976 | 50 |
| 1922 | #742 | 96 | #949 | 54 |
| 1921 | #766 | 91 | #1,267 | 33 |
| 1920 | #750 | 93 | #1,045 | 44 |
| 1919 | #762 | 85 | #877 | 57 |
| 1918 | #731 | 96 | #1,211 | 33 |
| 1917 | #703 | 96 | #1,033 | 40 |
| 1916 | #824 | 67 | #1,096 | 35 |
| 1915 | #696 | 91 | #962 | 42 |
| 1914 | #666 | 76 | #1,127 | 26 |
| 1913 | #667 | 61 | #871 | 31 |
| 1912 | #659 | 58 | #1,174 | 16 |
| 1911 | #624 | 47 | #1,117 | 10 |
| 1910 | #593 | 49 | #981 | 11 |
| 1909 | #624 | 39 | #1,020 | 9 |
| 1908 | #527 | 48 | #877 | 10 |
| 1907 | #614 | 37 | #1,200 | 6 |
| 1906 | #776 | 22 | #1,253 | 5 |
| 1905 | #510 | 44 | #836 | 9 |
| 1904 | #559 | 36 | #874 | 8 |
| 1903 | #539 | 36 | #783 | 9 |
| 1902 | #612 | 29 | — | |
| 1901 | #475 | 40 | #858 | 7 |
| 1900 | #457 | 54 | #1,050 | 7 |
| 1899 | #537 | 31 | #786 | 8 |
| 1898 | #571 | 32 | — | |
| 1897 | #462 | 40 | #942 | 6 |
| 1896 | #635 | 24 | #674 | 11 |
| 1895 | #440 | 41 | #978 | 6 |
| 1894 | #557 | 27 | #857 | 7 |
| 1893 | #594 | 23 | #1,035 | 5 |
| 1892 | #442 | 37 | #861 | 7 |
| 1891 | #608 | 19 | — | |
| 1890 | #429 | 35 | — | |
| 1889 | #516 | 24 | #878 | 6 |
| 1888 | #512 | 24 | — | |
| 1887 | #560 | 16 | #752 | 7 |
| 1886 | #606 | 14 | — | |
| 1885 | #459 | 21 | — | |
| 1884 | #640 | 11 | — | |
| 1883 | #465 | 17 | — | |
| 1882 | #431 | 18 | #943 | 5 |
| 1881 | #447 | 14 | — | |
| 1880 | #367 | 20 | — | |
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 1954
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Arkansas#46 · 1 in 228
- Kentucky#47 · 1 in 225
- Tennessee#55 · 1 in 246
- North Carolina#61 · 1 in 295
- South Carolina#62 · 1 in 245
Best ever in a state: #39 in Kentucky, 1952.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | #46 | 92 | 1 in 228 |
| Kentucky | #47 | 164 | 1 in 225 |
| Tennessee | #55 | 169 | 1 in 246 |
| North Carolina | #61 | 187 | 1 in 295 |
| South Carolina | #62 | 128 | 1 in 245 |
| Alabama | #67 | 115 | 1 in 337 |
| Georgia | #79 | 134 | 1 in 362 |
| Oklahoma | #98 | 46 | 1 in 538 |
| Mississippi | #100 | 65 | 1 in 452 |
| West Virginia | #107 | 35 | 1 in 645 |
| Virginia | #120 | 74 | 1 in 592 |
| Louisiana | #127 | 69 | 1 in 584 |
| Florida | #145 | 48 | 1 in 853 |
| Texas | #150 | 144 | 1 in 841 |
| Missouri | #152 | 45 | 1 in 1,040 |
| Indiana | #191 | 30 | 1 in 1,749 |
| New Mexico | #202 | 10 | 1 in 1,162 |
| Kansas | #218 | 14 | 1 in 1,735 |
| Ohio | #218 | 39 | 1 in 2,801 |
| Iowa | #251 | 9 | 1 in 3,421 |
| District of Columbia | #262 | 5 | 1 in 2,924 |
| Maryland | #275 | 8 | 1 in 3,766 |
| Arizona | #292 | 6 | 1 in 2,158 |
| California | #301 | 45 | 1 in 3,414 |
| Illinois | #302 | 23 | 1 in 4,617 |
| Washington | #362 | 5 | 1 in 6,190 |
| New Jersey | #364 | 6 | 1 in 9,360 |
| Michigan | #397 | 11 | 1 in 8,503 |
| Pennsylvania | #499 | 7 | 1 in 17,219 |
| New York | #564 | 10 | 1 in 17,003 |
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| Colorado | — | — | — |
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| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
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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
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 18 | #752 (1887) | #858 |
| 1890s | 50 | #674 (1896) | #876 |
| 1900s | 70 | #783 (1903) | #972 |
| 1910s | 301 | #871 (1913) | #1,045 |
| 1920s | 722 | #491 (1929) | #853 |
| 1930s | 4,229 | #196 (1939) | #278 |
| 1940s | 10,986 | #156 (1949) | #175 |
| 1950s | 17,171 | #150 (1951) | #166 |
| 1960s | 10,890 | #193 (1960) | #227 |
| 1970s | 7,468 | #246 (1972) | #272 |
| 1980s | 3,826 | #337 (1980) | #448 |
| 1990s | 2,196 | #544 (1990) | #733 |
| 2000s | 1,391 | #949 (2000) | #1,166 |
| 2010s | 1,079 | #1,316 (2010) | #1,537 |
| 2020s | 531 | #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 1954
girls
#940
105 births · 1 in 18,494 girls
boys
#162
1,770 births · 1 in 1,152 boys
Top girls' names in 1954
Top boys' names in 1954
More about 1954
girls
1,941,915 girls got a published name in 1954; 1 in 18,494 of them was named Donnie, which outranked 85.8% of the 6,625 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Donnie
- #936Jenifer106
- #936Marianna106
- #936Renita106
- #940Donnie105
- #940Bambi105
- #940Lonnie105
- #940Margot105
- #945Aimee104
- #945Claudine104
- #945Kathyrn104
Tied with 4 names at #940; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1953
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,038,751 boys got a published name in 1954; 1 in 1,152 of them was named Donnie, which outranked 96.3% of the 4,360 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Donnie
Biggest movers since 1953
Risers
Fallers
- ↓ 504Arlin#878 → #1,382
- ↓ 347Adan#895 → #1,242
- ↓ 345Dayton#966 → #1,311
- ↓ 302Garey#966 → #1,268
- ↓ 293Bartholomew#975 → #1,268
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.