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Donny

/ˈdɑni/ · 100% boys · 28 born in 2025

Donny has been given to about 12,927 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1977, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈdɑni/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 10,739
Median age today55 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Donny per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1977 · 432
  • Born in 202528
  • All time12,927
  • England & Wales, 202517

How popular is Donny?

Its best year was 1977, when 432 babies were given the name, ranking 378th. The typical living American called Donny is about 55 years old today. It is relatively most common in Florida, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Donny

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sonny0.82
  2. Ronny0.82
  3. Lonny0.82
  4. Tony0.78
  5. Johnny0.71
  6. Donn0.72
  7. Don0.68
  8. Danny0.67

Middle names for Donny

Ranked by flow score
  1. Donny Paul0.77
  2. Donny Lee0.77
  3. Donny Blake0.76
  4. Donny Bryce0.76
  5. Donny Wade0.76
  6. Donny Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Donny

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Rockybrother · 0.90
  2. Jolenesister · 0.87
  3. Gwensister · 0.86
  4. Georginasister · 0.86
  5. Rudybrother · 0.85
  6. Wadebrother · 0.82

Where Donny is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Florida0.00%
  2. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Donny Anderson0.77
  2. Donny White0.72
  3. Donny Reyes0.72
  4. Donny Nguyen0.72
  5. Donny Lee0.72
  6. Donny Hill0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Donny

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Donny across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.