Donae
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- doh-NAY
- Origin
- Modern
Donae is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Donae come from?
Modern: modern American coinage, perhaps from Donna or Danae
Is Donae a girl's or a boy's name?
Donae is a girls' name.
How popular is Donae in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 15 girls. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the girls named Donae in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Donae in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 11 | #8,831 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 6 | #11,730 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 7 | #10,187 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
Names like Donae
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Devyn Teagan Cassidy Kayden Keegan Brynn Keiry Brecken Brylee Brynlee Kaitlyn Brenlee
Names related to Donae
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Donae: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/donae, updated 20 October 2026.