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Unisex name

Donye

23% girls, 77% boys · last recorded 2023

Donye has been given to about 370 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2002, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

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Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 349
Median age today23 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Donye per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2002 · 32
  • Born in 20250
  • All time370

How popular is Donye?

Its best year was 2002, when 32 babies were given the name, ranking 7958th. The typical living American called Donye is about 23 years old today.

Names that sound like Donye

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Donnie0.82
  2. Donte0.79
  3. Dovie0.70
  4. Dollie0.68
  5. Dottie0.68
  6. Doyle0.64
  7. Deonte0.64
  8. Donny0.64

Middle names for Donye

Ranked by flow score
  1. Donye Catherine0.84
  2. Donye Josephine0.84
  3. Donye Rose0.83
  4. Donye Marie0.83
  5. Donye Grace0.83
  6. Donye Jane0.83

Sibling names for Donye

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hallesister · 0.75
  2. Paulinasister · 0.73
  3. Jalenbrother · 0.72
  4. Tracebrother · 0.71
  5. Macysister · 0.71
  6. Brayanbrother · 0.71

Where Donye is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Donye White0.78
    2. Donye Nguyen0.78
    3. Donye Moore0.78
    4. Donye Hill0.78
    5. Donye Hall0.78
    6. Donye Brown0.78

    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 Donye

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

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