Donyale*
#12,006 most common girls' name of all time · #19,906 across all names · 18% male / 82% female · used 1966–2004 · notable crossover
Rank among girls
#12,006
Rank overall
#19,906 of 105,966
First appeared
1966
Years on the list
25 of 146
All-time
433
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1969 #1,870
Best rank
#1,782 1967
Girls
Boys
peak 50/yr
Donyale first appears in 1966. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,566 |
| 1995 | 7 | — | 7 | #10,869 |
| 1994 | 10 | — | 10 | #8,344 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | 5 | #13,887 |
| 1991 | 7 | — | 7 | #10,677 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | 6 | #10,858 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,959 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,049 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,198 |
| 1981 | 8 | 8 | 16 | #7,781 |
| 1980 | 8 | 7 | 15 | #7,791 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | 5 | #10,884 |
| 1978 | 8 | 11 | 19 | #7,310 |
| 1977 | 7 | 7 | 14 | #8,032 |
| 1976 | 7 | 7 | 14 | #7,749 |
| 1975 | 13 | — | 13 | #4,783 |
| 1974 | 13 | — | 13 | #4,651 |
| 1973 | 10 | 7 | 17 | #5,469 |
| 1972 | 17 | 7 | 24 | #3,697 |
| 1971 | 27 | 6 | 33 | #2,732 |
| 1970 | 38 | 9 | 47 | #2,157 |
| 1969 | 45 | 5 | 50 | #1,870 |
| 1968 | 35 | 5 | 40 | #2,055 |
| 1967 | 43 | — | 43 | #1,782 |
| 1966 | 15 | — | 15 | #3,399 |