How Many People Are Named Donni?
An estimated 158 people in the United States have the first name Donni. It is predominantly female (96.8%). The average bearer is 54 years old, and Donni peaked in popularity in 1978 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Donni 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 Donni paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
158
About 1 in 2,169,331 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
96.8% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1978
13 births
Total Registered
185
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Donni
Donni is predominantly female (96.8%), though 6 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Donni as a male name
Ranked #5,252 in 1978
6 male births in 1978
Peak: 1978 (6 births)
Donni as a female name
Ranked #16,060 in 2007
6 female births in 2007
Peak: 1970 (11 births)
Donni: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Donni span from the 1950s to the 2000s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 72 babies were registered. Donni has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Donni by Decade
How has Donni 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.
Donni + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Donni as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Donni
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Donni: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Donni?
We estimate approximately 158 people named Donni 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 2,169,331 Americans share this first name.
Is Donni a common name?
Donni is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 185 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Donni most popular?
Donni reached peak popularity in 1978, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Donni is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Donni a female name?
Donni is predominantly female. 96.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Donni Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Donni Smith, Donni Johnson, Donni 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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