Boys' name · peaked in 1950
Donnie name popularity since 1925
65,293 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Donnie (7.7% girls, 92.3% boys). Half of them were born in 1957 or earlier, so the typical Donnie is about 69 years old in 2026. Donnie peaked in 1950 as the #150 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 65,293
- Named Donnie, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,796 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 92.3% boys
- 5,038 girls · 60,255 boys
- Most popular in
- Kentucky
- 4.61× its national share
Peak year is the year Donnie made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Donnie births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1952. Measured as a share of all babies, Donnie peaked in 1950.
- Fastest rise: Between 1929 and 1934, Donnie became 3× more common.
- Steepest fall: Between 1990 and 1995, its share of baby boys fell by 43%, from 1 in 6,060 to 1 in 10,600.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Donnie's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Donnie.
Decade by decade
Babies named Donnie in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 508 | 488 | – |
| 1930s | 1,213 | 4,229 | #263 |
| 1940s | 1,305 | 10,986 | #168 |
| 1950s | 960 | 17,171 | #169 |
| 1960s | 540 | 10,890 | #234 |
| 1970s | 273 | 7,468 | #264 |
| 1980s | 122 | 3,826 | #471 |
| 1990s | 76 | 2,196 | #800 |
| 2000s | 20 | 1,391 | #1,226 |
| 2010s | 15 | 1,079 | #1,430 |
| 2020–25 | 6 | 531 | #1,796 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
47.9% of babies named Donnie from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Donnie is most popular
The index compares Donnie's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Donnie.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 4.61× | 4,657 |
| Arkansas | 4.12× | 2,554 |
| South Carolina | 3.64× | 3,075 |
| North Carolina | 3.44× | 5,873 |
| Tennessee | 3.38× | 4,293 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Donnie and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Donnie (this page) | 60,255 | 1950 |
| Donny | 12,887 | 1976 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Donnie's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Donnie.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Donnie (1950).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data