How Many People Are Named Donnie?
An estimated 47,110 people in the United States have the first name Donnie. It is used for both genders, with 89.5% male. The average bearer is 61 years old, and Donnie peaked in popularity in 1952 with 1,913 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Donnie 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 Donnie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Donnie has shifted from predominantly female to increasingly male in recent decades.
- Donnie has fallen dramatically from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are less than 5% of what they were at the name's height.
Estimated Living Americans
47,110
About 1 in 7,276 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
89.5% confidence
Average Age
61
years old
Peak Year
1952
1,913 births
Total Registered
67,971
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Donnie
Donnie is predominantly male (89.5%), though 7,132 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Donnie as a male name
Ranked #1,761 in 2024
93 male births in 2024
Peak: 1952 (1,806 births)
Donnie as a female name
Ranked #13,883 in 2023
6 female births in 2023
Peak: 1943 (154 births)
Donnie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Donnie span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 18,131 babies were registered. Donnie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Donnie by Decade
How has Donnie 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 197 | 18 | 179 | |
| 1890s | 359 | 50 | 309 | |
| 1900s | 455 | 70 | 385 | |
| 1910s | 1,027 | 301 | 726 | |
| 1920s | 1,725 | 722 | 1,003 | |
| 1930s | 5,441 | 4,228 | 1,213 | |
| 1940s | 12,292 | 10,987 | 1,305 | |
| 1950s | 18,131 | 17,171 | 960 | |
| 1960s | 11,430 | 10,890 | 540 | |
| 1970s | 7,741 | 7,468 | 273 | |
| 1980s | 3,947 | 3,825 | 122 | |
| 1990s | 2,273 | 2,197 | 76 | |
| 2000s | 1,411 | 1,391 | 20 | |
| 2010s | 1,094 | 1,079 | 15 | |
| 2020s | 448 | 442 | 6 | |
Donnie by State
Birth registrations for Donnie span all 43 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, North Carolina, Kentucky. The lowest are in North Dakota, Delaware, Connecticut. On average, about 1,410 Donnies were registered per state.
Donnie + Last Name Combinations
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Donnie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Donnie?
We estimate approximately 47,110 people named Donnie 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 7,276 Americans share this first name.
Is Donnie a common name?
Donnie is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 67,971 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Donnie most popular?
Donnie reached peak popularity in 1952, when 1,913 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Donnie is approximately 61 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Donnie a male name?
Donnie is predominantly male. 89.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Donnie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Donnie Smith, Donnie Johnson, Donnie 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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