Donley

Boy · recorded 1909–1994

  • 1994last recorded
  • 1909best year

Most popular in 1909.

Last recorded in 1994. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1909

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 57 recorded years as a table
Donley, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
190930
191212
191310
19176
191814
19196
19209
19219
192213
192312
192411
19258
19265
19279
192810
192911
193012
193112
193213
193316
193420
193510
193616
193716
193815
19398
194013
194110
19426
19438
194410
19457
19468
19474
19487
19498
19506
19518
19524
19537
19542
19555
19562
19573
19583
19594
19615
19624
19632
19643
19663
19703
19753
19793
19833
19843
19943

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Donley isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1994
5
Rank in 1994
#8,800
How rare
1 in 386,406 boys
Since 1909
564

Donley was last recorded in 1994. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1909, at 30 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Donley doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.