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Dondi

Recorded 1956–2002 · United States

Dondi was most popular in 1962, when 72 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,123 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,141 people named Dondi.

Most popular in1962
Rank that year#2,123
Births that year72
Total since 18801,141
Given to67% boys

Dondi over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Dondi’s peak in 1962. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Dondi a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Dondi is a unisex name — 32.9% of the 1,141 Americans given it were girls and 67.1% were boys. It changed hands: since 1975 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org