How Many People Are Named Donae?
An estimated 197 people in the United States have the first name Donae. It is predominantly female (97.0%). The average bearer is 28 years old, and Donae peaked in popularity in 2004 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Donae as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Donae paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
197
About 1 in 1,739,870 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
97.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
2004
15 births
Total Registered
203
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Donae
Donae is predominantly female (97.0%), though 6 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Donae as a male name
Ranked #4,782 in 1974
6 male births in 1974
Peak: 1974 (6 births)
Donae as a female name
Ranked #16,946 in 2016
5 female births in 2016
Peak: 2004 (15 births)
Donae: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Donae span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 80 babies were registered. Donae has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Donae by Decade
How has Donae tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Donae + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Donae as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Donae
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Donae: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Donae?
We estimate approximately 197 people named Donae are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,739,870 Americans share this first name.
Is Donae a common name?
Donae is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 203 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Donae most popular?
Donae reached peak popularity in 2004, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Donae is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Donae a female name?
Donae is predominantly female. 97.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Donae Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Donae Smith, Donae Johnson, Donae Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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