Donnie

“Variant of Donald — Prince or chief of the world” — Scottish Gaelic, from Proto-Celtic origin

Boy's name · #1793 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Donnie has appeared in US records since 1882 — best rank #150 (1950) · 60,928 babies named Donnie all-time · 1 in 20,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,900 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 4,000 boys in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 8,500 boys in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Donnies

Donnie Yen — Hong Kong actor, film director and martial artist (born 1963)
Donnie Wahlberg — American musician, singer, producer and actor
Donnie Van Zant — American singer
Donnie Nietes — Filipino boxer
Donnie Dunagan — actor and United States Marine

In stories & tradition

Donnie Dumphy — fictional human
Donnie Stevens — The Even Stevens Movie
Donnie Pritchett — Modern Family

What Donnies become

Among 214 notable people named Donnie:

Athletes appear 3.05× more often than among typical names — e.g. Donnie Yen, Hong Kong actor, film director and martial artist (born 1963).

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