Donis
Feminine
Donis is given to both — 565 girls and 161 boys since 1880. See other names given to both
Donis is a short two-syllable name given mostly to girls and to a smaller number of boys. It sounds like the end of Adonis and like Doris with an n, and it belongs fully to neither.
How old is the name Donis?
Donis first appears in US birth records in 1913 — 112 years ago. The typical Donis alive today was born around 1935, making them about 90 years old. About 200 people named Donis are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Donis most popular?
Donis peaked in 1935, reaching #1514 nationally. See the whole 1935 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Donis
Donis turns up in American records for both girls and boys, which suggests it came to each by a different road: for girls perhaps from Doris and Denise, for boys perhaps from Donald or from the end of Adonis. The record does not say. What remains is a short, gentle name with a soft ending, and it can belong to whoever carries it.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source records the origin of Donis. It resembles Adonis, Doris and Denise, and may shorten Donald for boys, but no record ties it to any of them.
Pronouncing Donis
DAH-nis
Two syllables, stressed on the first.
Nicknames for Donis
Limited
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
- 1913
- Most girls named
- 193524 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1514reached in 1935
- Change vs 1966
- +16.7%7 in 1970, from 6
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.
Doniss among us
people named Donis are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Donis 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
The trade-off
- It is short and easy to say.
- It is almost certainly unique among the people he will meet.
- Most children given it are girls, so a boy named Donis may be taken for a girl on paper.
- There is no recorded meaning to give when someone asks.
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Frequently asked
- How many Doniss are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 200 people named Donis are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Donis in 2025?
- Donis is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Donis with classmates?
- Donis will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More D names
The most-given names starting with D, all years combined.
Dorothy#421 · Donna#1962 · Deborah#862 · Debra#4460 · Diane#2607 · Doris#2895 · Denise#1673 · Danielle#549
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