Name meaning & stats
Donny
Donny means “world ruler” (Scottish Gaelic origin). 12,533 US babies since 1940, peak 1977.
What it means
“world ruler”
Scottish GaelicPet form of Don
In US birth records
Peak year: 1977
12,533 US babies were named Donny between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Donny (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
1 in 6 Donnies spell it Donny
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1977)