Masculine dossier · first seen 1927
Donny
Endangered
Down 93.4% from peak
Peak era
1977
Peak births
426
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen X
Quick answers about Donny
How many people are named Donny?
An estimated 9,778 living Americans are named Donny.
How rare is Donny?
Donny is very rare among babies today, with 28 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 93.4% from its 1977 peak.
How old is the typical Donny?
The median age of a living American named Donny is approximately 52 years, with most bearers falling between 43 and 65 years old.
Is Donny still popular?
No. Donny is endangered as a baby name, down 93.4% from its 1977 peak with 28 births in 2025.
Where is Donny most common?
Donny has its strongest geographic signal in Arkansas, where it appears 5.7× more often than the national baseline.
1927Peak 19772025
Peak year
1977
Decline from peak
93.4%
2025
28
All-time
12,887
Where it lives now
Donny is most concentrated in Arkansas — about 4.6× the national rate in the 1960s.
States where Donny is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.