Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- Form of Donn. In mythology the Irish Donn was known as king of the underworld.
- Italian
- Lady; from the respectful title Donna
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Donnie
Pronunciation
d(on)-nie
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1952 (rank #156, 1,805 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1793, 89 births)
- Girls: peak in 1943 (rank #605, 154 births); most recent 2023 (rank #13455, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 89 | – |
| 2024 | 93 | – |
| 2023 | 81 | 6 |
| 2022 | 92 | – |
| 2021 | 94 | – |
| 2020 | 82 | – |
| 2019 | 81 | – |
| 2018 | 79 | – |
| 2017 | 101 | 5 |
| 2016 | 113 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #756, 44 births); most recent 2025 (rank #953, 32 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 |
| 2024 | 35 |
| 2023 | 44 |
| 2022 | 27 |
| 2021 | 26 |
| 2020 | 20 |
| 2019 | 22 |
| 2018 | 28 |
| 2017 | 25 |
| 2016 | 19 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2013 (rank #3282, 6 births); most recent 2017 (rank #4230, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #492, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #426, 7 births); most recent 2025 (rank #560, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1969 (rank #314, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence