How Many People Are Named Donny?
An estimated 10,652 people in the United States have the first name Donny. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 54 years old, and Donny peaked in popularity in 1977 with 432 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Donny 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 Donny paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
10,652
About 1 in 32,177 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.7% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1977
432 births
Total Registered
12,897
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Donny
Donny is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 12,897 total births registered, 99.7% were male.
Donny as a male name
Ranked #3,812 in 2024
29 male births in 2024
Peak: 1977 (426 births)
Donny as a female name
Ranked #9,414 in 1981
6 female births in 1981
Peak: 1957 (7 births)
Donny: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Donny span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 2,779 babies were registered. Donny has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Donny by Decade
How has Donny 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.
Donny by State
Birth registrations for Donny span all 35 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Georgia. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Kansas. On average, about 261 Donnys were registered per state.
Donny + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Donny as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Donny
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Donny: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Donny?
We estimate approximately 10,652 people named Donny 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 32,177 Americans share this first name.
Is Donny a common name?
Donny is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 12,897 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Donny most popular?
Donny reached peak popularity in 1977, when 432 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Donny is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Donny a male name?
Donny is predominantly male. 99.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Donny Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Donny Smith, Donny Johnson, Donny 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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