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Donnie

Gender
Boy
Say it
DON-ee
Origin
Scottish
UK rank, 2025
#916 for boys
US rank, 2025
#1,793 for boys

Donnie is a boys' name of Scottish origin, meaning “world ruler”. In 2025 it ranked 916th for boys in the UK (37 babies) and 1,793rd for boys in the US (89 babies).

What does Donnie mean?

Scottish: pet form of Donald

“world ruler”

A pet form of Donald, long used in Scotland.

Is Donnie a girl's or a boy's name?

Donnie is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 37 boys in the UK and 89 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Donnie in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#916among boys
Babies in 2025
37about 1 in 8,100 boys
Five-year trend
Risingup 53% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 37 boys in the UK were named Donnie, making it the 916th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,105th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 49 boys.

Half of all the boys named Donnie in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 57 boys in the UK were given Donnie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #635, up from #916 for this spelling alone.

Among boys in 2025, it was 953rd in England and Wales and 560th in Scotland.

1997Busiest: 49 in 20232025
Donnie in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
202537#916
202438#899
202349#760
202230#1,070
202129#1,085
202027#1,105
201923#1,230
201831#1,017
201729#1,092
201623#1,268
201535#946
201421#1,308
201315#1,636
201219#1,405
201119#1,385
201022#1,245
200910#2,084
200814#1,599
200718#1,343
20069#1,995
200510#1,814
200411#1,583
20036#2,283
20027#1,900
20015#2,326
20000–
19992#3,878
199811#1,259
19972#3,812

How popular is Donnie in the US?

Rank in 2025
#1,793among boys
Babies in 2025
89about 1 in 19,000 boys
Five-year trend
Steadyup 9% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 89 boys in the US were named Donnie, making it the 1,793rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,815th. Its busiest year was 1952, with 1,805 boys. It first appears in the records in 1882.

Half of all the boys named Donnie in the US since 1880 were born between 1949 and 1971, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 117 boys in the US were given Donnie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,352, up from #1,793 for this spelling alone.

In 1889, 80% of the babies named Donnie in the US were girls. By 2023 it was 7%, with more boys than girls since 1928.

1882Busiest: 1,805 in 19522025
Donnie in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
202589#1,793
202493#1,767
202381#1,928
202292#1,782
202194#1,721
202082#1,815
201981#1,849
201879#1,885
2017101#1,594
2016113#1,501
2015120#1,427
2014127#1,348
2013108#1,500
2012116#1,428
2011104#1,524
2010130#1,316
2009122#1,390
2008132#1,319
2007144#1,223
2006134#1,249
2005129#1,224
2004131#1,181
2003153#1,028
2002142#1,063
2001144#1,023
2000160#947
1999165#903
1998185#811
1997183#797
1996179#800
1995180#796
1994197#744
1993240#664
1992258#639
1991270#618
1990339#543
1989271#592
1988297#529
1987329#489
1986312#494
1985340#471
1984384#423
1983425#392
1982440#384
1981477#366
1980551#337
1979579#323
1978595#304
1977641#303
1976703#275
1975739#264
1974759#255
1973786#249
1972861#246
1971892#251
1970913#252
1969830#251
1968874#242
1967836#244
1966871#239
1965971#234
19641,109#226
19631,153#222
19621,303#212
19611,379#207
19601,564#193
19591,640#184
19581,598#181
19571,717#177
19561,723#173
19551,672#169
19541,770#162
19531,790#156
19521,805#156
19511,732#150
19501,724#150
19491,619#156
19481,482#162
19471,419#168
19461,275#165
1945991#168
1944983#171
1943920#180
1942837#191
1941786#187
1940674#197
1939641#196
1938595#207
1937620#199
1936505#224
1935425#263
1934403#270
1933325#293
1932303#315
1931237#364
1930175#445
1929142#491
1928123#547
192791#668
192666#813
192566#814
192453#960
192350#976
192254#949
192133#1,267
192044#1,045
191957#877
191833#1,211
191740#1,033
191635#1,096
191542#962
191426#1,127
191331#871
191216#1,174
191110#1,116
191011#980
19099#1,020
190810#877
19076#1,199
19065#1,252
19059#836
19048#874
19039#783
19020–
19017#857
19007#1,049
18998#786
18980–
18976#941
189611#674
18956#977
18947#856
18935#1,034
18927#860
18910–
18900–
18896#878
18880–
18877#752
18860–
18850–
18840–
18830–
18825#942

Names like Donnie

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Dougie Ronnie Reggie Frankie Freddie Douglas Teddy Tommy Rudy Osian Lockie Eddie

Other spellings of Donnie

Donny

Names related to Donnie

Dennie Dannie Donye Donn

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Donnie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/donnie, updated 20 October 2026.