How Many People Are Named Donie?
An estimated 168 people in the United States have the first name Donie. It is used for both genders, with 87.9% female. The average bearer is 73 years old, and Donie peaked in popularity in 1895 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Donie 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 Donie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 73, Donie is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1963.
Estimated Living Americans
168
About 1 in 2,040,204 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
87.9% confidence
Average Age
73
years old
Peak Year
1895
25 births
Total Registered
1,087
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Donie
Donie is predominantly female (87.9%), though 131 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Donie as a male name
Ranked #7,422 in 1990
6 male births in 1990
Peak: 1957 (11 births)
Donie as a female name
Ranked #8,262 in 1975
6 female births in 1975
Peak: 1895 (25 births)
Donie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Donie span from the 1880s to the 1990s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1890s, when 186 babies were registered. Donie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1890s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Donie by Decade
How has Donie 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.
Donie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Donie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Donie
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Donie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Donie?
We estimate approximately 168 people named Donie 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 2,040,204 Americans share this first name.
Is Donie a common name?
Donie is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,087 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Donie most popular?
Donie reached peak popularity in 1895, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Donie is approximately 73 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Donie a female name?
Donie is predominantly female. 87.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Donie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Donie Smith, Donie Johnson, Donie 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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