Donalee
Feminine
Donalee entered the US charts in 1923, peaked at #1970 in 1933, is rarely given in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Donalee?
Donalee first appears in US birth records in 1923 — 102 years ago. The typical Donalee alive today was born around 1950, making them about 75 years old. About 300 people named Donalee are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Donalee most popular?
Donalee peaked in 1933, reaching #1970 nationally. See the whole 1933 chart.
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What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1923
- Most girls named
- 195917 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1970reached in 1933
- Change vs 1971
- 0.0%8 in 1972, from 8
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Donalees among us
people named Donalee are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
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Fashion outlook
Donalee sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
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Frequently asked
- How many Donalees are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 300 people named Donalee are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Donalee in 2025?
- Donalee is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Donalee with classmates?
- Donalee will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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The most-given names starting with D, all years combined.
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