How Many People Are Named Donnia?
An estimated 267 people in the United States have the first name Donnia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 65 years old, and Donnia peaked in popularity in 1956 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Donnia 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 Donnia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
267
About 1 in 1,283,724 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1956
22 births
Total Registered
394
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Donnia
Donnia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 394 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Donnia as a female name
Ranked #17,900 in 2006
5 female births in 2006
Peak: 1956 (22 births)
Donnia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Donnia span from the 1920s to the 2000s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 116 babies were registered. Donnia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Donnia by Decade
How has Donnia 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.
Donnia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Donnia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Donnia
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Donnia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Donnia?
We estimate approximately 267 people named Donnia 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 1,283,724 Americans share this first name.
Is Donnia a common name?
Donnia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 394 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Donnia most popular?
Donnia reached peak popularity in 1956, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Donnia is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Donnia a female name?
Donnia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Donnia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Donnia Smith, Donnia Johnson, Donnia 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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