How Many People Are Named Donne?
An estimated 138 people in the United States have the first name Donne. It is used for both genders, with 59.4% female. The average bearer is 66 years old, and Donne peaked in popularity in 1960 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Donne 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 Donne paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 66, Donne is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1970.
Estimated Living Americans
138
About 1 in 2,483,727 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
59.4% confidence
Average Age
66
years old
Peak Year
1960
19 births
Total Registered
197
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Donne
Donne is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (40.6%) and females (59.4%). Out of 197 total births registered, 80 were male and 117 were female.
Donne as a male name
Ranked #5,692 in 1975
5 male births in 1975
Peak: 1950 (8 births)
Donne as a female name
Ranked #8,264 in 1975
6 female births in 1975
Peak: 1957 (11 births)
Donne: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Donne span from the 1920s to the 1970s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 80 babies were registered. Donne has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Donne by Decade
How has Donne 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.
Donne + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Donne as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Donne
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Donne: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Donne?
We estimate approximately 138 people named Donne 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 2,483,727 Americans share this first name.
Is Donne a common name?
Donne is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 69.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 197 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Donne most popular?
Donne reached peak popularity in 1960, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Donne is approximately 66 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Donne a female name?
Donne is predominantly female. 59.4% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Donne Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Donne Smith, Donne Johnson, Donne 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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