Donye
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- dahn-YAY
- Origin
- Modern
Donye is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Donye come from?
Modern: modern American coinage, perhaps from Donya or Don
Is Donye a girl's or a boy's name?
Donye is a boys' name.
How popular is Donye in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 26 boys. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the boys named Donye in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2005, 16% of the babies named Donye in the US were girls.
Donye in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 18 | #4,994 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 26 | #3,611 |
| 2004 | 22 | #4,000 |
| 2003 | 24 | #3,621 |
| 2002 | 19 | #4,182 |
| 2001 | 14 | #5,135 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 14 | #4,446 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
Names like Donye
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden Brayden Declan Aiden Deacon Keegan Braylen Brody Rayden Kylan Brecken Ronan
Names related to Donye
More Modern names
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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, “Donye: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/donye, updated 20 October 2026.