How Many People Are Named Donyea?
An estimated 260 people in the United States have the first name Donyea. It is used for both genders, with 63.8% male. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Donyea peaked in popularity in 1998 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Donyea 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 Donyea paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
260
About 1 in 1,318,286 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
63.8% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1998
28 births
Total Registered
268
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Donyea
Donyea is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (63.8%) and females (36.2%). Out of 268 total births registered, 171 were male and 97 were female.
Donyea as a male name
Ranked #9,925 in 2013
7 male births in 2013
Peak: 1998 (14 births)
Donyea as a female name
Ranked #13,019 in 2007
8 female births in 2007
Peak: 1998 (14 births)
Donyea: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Donyea span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 110 babies were registered. Donyea has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Donyea by Decade
How has Donyea 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.
Donyea + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Donyea as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Donyea: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Donyea?
We estimate approximately 260 people named Donyea 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 1,318,286 Americans share this first name.
Is Donyea a common name?
Donyea is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 268 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Donyea most popular?
Donyea reached peak popularity in 1998, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Donyea is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Donyea a male name?
Donyea is predominantly male. 63.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Donyea Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Donyea Smith, Donyea Johnson, Donyea 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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