Is Donny a boy or girl name?
Donny is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 29 boys were named Donny, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.3% of the 12,897 US babies named Donny were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,812
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Donny since 1927
- 12,897
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 432 babies
Boys and girls named Donny, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 18 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 376 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 1,413 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 2,608 | 12 | 0.5% |
| 1960s | 2,436 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1970s | 2,762 | 17 | 0.6% |
| 1980s | 1,485 | 6 | 0.4% |
| 1990s | 686 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 576 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 352 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 145 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29 | #3,812 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 27 | #4,032 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 34 | #3,426 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 28 | #3,836 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 27 | #3,847 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 30 | #3,654 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 26 | #4,021 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 28 | #3,800 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 36 | #3,176 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 39 | #2,984 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 42 | #2,819 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 42 | #2,779 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 39 | #2,970 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 35 | #3,185 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 35 | #3,191 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 29 | #3,657 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 59 | #2,244 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 61 | #2,194 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 58 | #2,209 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 49 | #2,378 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 56 | #2,107 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 49 | #2,214 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 69 | #1,695 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 72 | #1,634 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 74 | #1,589 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 68 | #1,595 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 53 | #1,853 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 40 | #2,179 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 57 | #1,676 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 59 | #1,578 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 57 | #1,616 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 70 | #1,385 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 77 | #1,291 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 90 | #1,164 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 115 | #982 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 98 | #1,047 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 100 | #964 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 105 | #922 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 102 | #905 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 113 | #845 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 132 | #753 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 146 | #709 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 202 | #602 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 230 | #565 | 6 | #9,414 |
| 1980 | 257 | #536 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 259 | #526 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 303 | #460 | 5 | #10,172 |
| 1977 | 426 | #378 | 6 | #8,732 |
| 1976 | 414 | #377 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 252 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 231 | #520 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 269 | #479 | 6 | #7,682 |
| 1972 | 236 | #513 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 222 | #536 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 150 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 165 | #610 | 5 | #7,773 |
| 1968 | 177 | #570 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 192 | #538 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 195 | #548 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 181 | #569 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 286 | #467 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 271 | #486 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 299 | #461 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 312 | #456 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 358 | #420 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 349 | #428 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 284 | #466 | 5 | #6,340 |
| 1957 | 273 | #467 | 7 | #5,033 |
| 1956 | 224 | #505 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 279 | #446 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 280 | #430 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 249 | #453 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 237 | #458 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 222 | #454 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 211 | #454 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 239 | #433 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 216 | #452 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 192 | #484 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 165 | #504 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 112 | #572 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 130 | #532 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 111 | #599 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 95 | #663 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 79 | #691 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 74 | #703 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 68 | #727 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 63 | #771 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 49 | #882 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 38 | #1,032 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 37 | #1,062 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 36 | #1,105 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 28 | #1,256 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 23 | #1,480 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 18 | #1,717 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 16 | #1,910 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 6 | #3,663 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,301 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 7 | #3,545 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Donny reached #377 in 1976. As a girl name, it reached #5,033 in 1957. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Donny
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.