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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201998peak #367, 1880peak #150, 1951girlsboys
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.

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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 1998

  • 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: #940 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 11,475 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Donnie, so not publishedWIMichigan: #636 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 6,633 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: fewer than 5 boys named Donnie, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Donnie, so not publishedINOhio: #586 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 6,998 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Donnie, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Donnie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Donnie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,161 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 20,277 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: fewer than 5 boys named Donnie, so not publishedMOKentucky: #209 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,464 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Donnie, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Donnie, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Donnie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Donnie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Donnie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Donnie, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Donnie, so not publishedKSArkansas: #288 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,806 boysARTennessee: #345 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,574 boysTNNorth Carolina: #699 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,931 boysNCSouth Carolina: #539 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,106 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Donnie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #388 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,582 boysOKLouisiana: #518 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,404 boysLAMississippi: #504 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,068 boysMSAlabama: #440 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,153 boysALGeorgia: #598 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,689 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Donnie, so not publishedHITexas: #786 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 9,448 boysTXFlorida: #1,084 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 14,448 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Kentucky#209 · 1 in 1,464
  2. Arkansas#288 · 1 in 1,806
  3. Tennessee#345 · 1 in 2,574
  4. Oklahoma#388 · 1 in 2,582
  5. Alabama#440 · 1 in 3,153

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#209161 in 1,464
Arkansas#28881 in 1,806
Tennessee#345141 in 2,574
Oklahoma#38881 in 2,582
Alabama#44081 in 3,153
Mississippi#50451 in 3,068
Louisiana#51881 in 3,404
South Carolina#53951 in 4,106
Ohio#586101 in 6,998
Georgia#598111 in 4,689
Michigan#63691 in 6,633
North Carolina#69971 in 6,931
Texas#786171 in 9,448
Illinois#94071 in 11,475
Florida#1,08461 in 14,448
California#1,161121 in 20,277
Alaska
Arizona
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Dakota
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
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.

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 1998

girls
#9,260
9 births · 1 in 196,328 girls
boys
#812
185 births · 1 in 10,332 boys

Top girls' names in 1998

  1. #1Emily26,188
  2. #2Hannah21,376
  3. #3Samantha20,195
  4. #4Sarah19,898
  5. #5Ashley19,875
  6. #6Alexis19,778
  7. #7Taylor18,576
  8. #8Jessica18,239
  9. #9Madison17,787
  10. #10Elizabeth15,193
  11. #9,260Donnie9

Top boys' names in 1998

  1. #1Michael36,618
  2. #2Jacob36,031
  3. #3Matthew31,146
  4. #4Joshua28,095
  5. #5Christopher27,007
  6. #6Nicholas26,632
  7. #7Brandon23,832
  8. #8Tyler23,712
  9. #9Andrew23,664
  10. #10Austin23,478
  11. #812Donnie185
More about 1998

girls

1,766,949 girls got a published name in 1998; 1 in 196,328 of them was named Donnie, which outranked 44.2% of the 16,601 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Donnie
  1. #8,584Zohra10
  2. #8,584Zola10
  3. #8,584Zori10
  4. #9,260Donnie9
  5. #9,260Aalliyah9
  6. #9,260Aastha9
  7. #9,260Abbe9
  8. #10,122Aaniyah8
  9. #10,122Aasiyah8
  10. #10,122Abbegale8

Tied with 861 names at #9,260; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1997
Risers
  1. 2,123Calista#2,820#697
  2. 1,165Ireland#1,983#818
  3. 1,158Abril#2,116#958
  4. 755Mya#993#238
  5. 619Ally#1,036#417
Fallers
  1. 586Yulissa#424#1,010
  2. 462Moesha#943#1,405
  3. 397Yulisa#985#1,382
  4. 376Tonya#905#1,281
  5. 347Xena#765#1,112

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

boys

1,911,366 boys got a published name in 1998; 1 in 10,332 of them was named Donnie, which outranked 92.8% of the 11,311 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Donnie
  1. #808Khalid188
  2. #808Thaddeus188
  3. #811Deion186
  4. #812Donnie185
  5. #812Javonte185
  6. #812Keven185
  7. #812Kristofer185
  8. #817Ellis184
  9. #818Jaleel183
  10. #818Kevon183

Tied with 4 names at #812; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1997
Risers
  1. 1,736Tyrese#2,347#611
  2. 805Zion#1,499#694
  3. 785Mekhi#1,706#921
  4. 743Tyriq#1,519#776
  5. 741Tavian#1,599#858
Fallers
  1. 429Coty#918#1,347
  2. 367Anfernee#838#1,205
  3. 326Jessy#962#1,288
  4. 295Mickey#966#1,261
  5. 280Mikal#1,000#1,280

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

See the top 100 for 1998