How Many People Are Named Donnalee?
An estimated 497 people in the United States have the first name Donnalee. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 71 years old, and Donnalee peaked in popularity in 1948 with 49 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Donnalee 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 Donnalee paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 71, Donnalee is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1965.
Estimated Living Americans
497
About 1 in 689,647 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
71
years old
Peak Year
1948
49 births
Total Registered
966
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Donnalee
Donnalee is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 966 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Donnalee as a female name
Ranked #10,891 in 1994
7 female births in 1994
Peak: 1948 (49 births)
Donnalee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Donnalee span from the 1920s to the 1990s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 347 babies were registered. Donnalee has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Donnalee by Decade
How has Donnalee 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.
Donnalee by State
Birth registrations for Donnalee span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts. The lowest are in Michigan, California, Illinois. On average, about 21 Donnalees were registered per state.
Donnalee + Last Name Combinations
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Donnalee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Donnalee?
We estimate approximately 497 people named Donnalee 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 689,647 Americans share this first name.
Is Donnalee a common name?
Donnalee is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 966 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Donnalee most popular?
Donnalee reached peak popularity in 1948, when 49 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Donnalee is approximately 71 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Donnalee a female name?
Donnalee is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Donnalee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Donnalee Smith, Donnalee Johnson, Donnalee 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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