Donnie
A pet form of Donald, from the Gaelic Domhnall, whose elements mean world and rule.
Donnie in 2025
Donnie was given to 89 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 3,842nd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 37,251 babies born.
The history of Donnie
Donnie reached its highest point in 1952, when 1,912 babies were given the name, ranking 314th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 308th, in 1950.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 68,060 babies have been named Donnie. Half of them were born before 1956, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Donnie has switched sex over its history: it went mostly to girls in its early decades, and goes mostly to boys today.
Donnie by decade
| Decade | Babies named Donnie | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 197 | 736 |
| 1890s | 359 | 665 |
| 1900s | 455 | 681 |
| 1910s | 1,027 | 843 |
| 1920s | 1,725 | 773 |
| 1930s | 5,442 | 398 |
| 1940s | 12,291 | 320 |
| 1950s | 18,131 | 308 |
| 1960s | 11,430 | 398 |
| 1970s | 7,741 | 523 |
| 1980s | 3,948 | 732 |
| 1990s | 2,272 | 1,172 |
| 2000s | 1,411 | 2,148 |
| 2010s | 1,094 | 2,922 |
| 2020s | 537 | 3,695 |
Where Donnie is heading
Donnie has fallen 26% over the past decade, from 120 babies in 2015 to 89 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1952 peak — Donnie is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Donnie
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Donnie.