Name meaning & stats
Donnie
Donnie means “world ruler” (Scottish Gaelic origin). 58,855 US babies since 1940, peak 1952.
What it means
“world ruler”
Scottish GaelicPet form of Don
In US birth records
Peak year: 1952
58,855 US babies were named Donnie between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Donnie (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 82% of the family
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1952)