Donique
A feminine name derived from the French word "don" meaning "gift".
Name Census estimates that about 150 living Americans carry the first name Donique. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 77.2% of registrations being female. The average person named Donique today is around 38 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Donique births was 1994 (18 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Donique. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
150
~ 1 in 2,285,029 Americans
Peak year
1994
18 babies that year
Average age
38
years old
1997 SSA rank
#7,507
Tracked since 1969
Census
Donique in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 281 people with the first name Donique, which placed it at #30,797 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#30,797
National first-name rank
People counted
281
281 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
86.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Donique
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Donique is Black at 86.1%. The next largest groups are White (6.4%) and Two or More Races (4.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Donique described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Donique at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American86.1% · 242
- White6.4% · 18
- Two or more races4.3% · 12
- Hispanic or Latino2.8% · 8
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.4% · 1
Gender
Gender distribution for Donique
Donique is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 158 total registrations, 36 (22.8%) were male and 122 (77.2%) were female.
Donique as a male name
- Ranked #7,507 in 1997
- 7 male births in 1997
- Peak: 1991 (7 births)
Donique as a female name
- Ranked #14,378 in 2003
- 6 female births in 2003
- Peak: 1992 (11 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Donique on both sides of the split. Of the 279 people counted with this name, 62 were male (22.2%) and 217 were female (77.8%).
Popularity
Donique: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Donique from the 1960s through to the 2000s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 76 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Donique by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Donique during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Donique
The name Donique is an uncommon feminine given name with roots tracing back to the French language. It is believed to have originated as a variant spelling of the French name Dominique, which itself derives from the Late Latin name Dominicus, meaning "of the Lord."
In the early centuries of Christianity, Dominicus was a common name bestowed upon children, particularly boys, as a way to express devotion to God or the Christian faith. The name gained popularity across Europe as the religion spread, and eventually evolved into various regional spellings and forms, including Donique.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Donique can be found in medieval French records from the 12th century, where it appears as a feminine variant of Dominique. However, its usage remained relatively rare compared to the more common Dominique.
Throughout history, a few notable individuals have borne the name Donique, although it has never been extensively popular. One such figure was Donique de Carmes, a 14th-century French noblewoman and landowner from the region of Normandy.
In the 16th century, there are records of a Donique de Montpellier, a poet and writer from the city of Montpellier in southern France, who published a collection of sonnets and love poems under the pen name "La Belle Donique."
Another notable figure was Donique de La Rochelle, a 17th-century French explorer and cartographer who accompanied several expeditions to the Caribbean and helped map the islands of the Lesser Antilles.
In the realm of religious history, there is mention of a Sister Donique de Sainte-Marie, a 17th-century French nun and abbess of the Benedictine Order, who is said to have founded a convent in the town of Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines in Alsace.
More recently, in the 19th century, there was a Donique Leblanc, a French-Canadian artist and painter from Quebec, known for her landscapes and portraits depicting rural life in the province.
While the name Donique has remained relatively obscure throughout history, its origins and usage serve as a unique link to the rich cultural and linguistic heritage of France, with each recorded instance offering a glimpse into the lives of those who bore this uncommon name.
People
Donique + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Donique as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Donique: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Donique?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 150 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Donique going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,285,029 US residents.
Is Donique a common name?
We classify Donique as "Very Rare". It ranks above 70.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 158 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Donique most popular?
The single biggest year for Donique was 1994, when 18 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Donique is about 38 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Donique in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 281 people with the name Donique, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #30,797 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Donique in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Donique?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Donique on both sides of the split. Of the 279 people counted with this name, 62 were male (22.2%) and 217 were female (77.8%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Donique?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Donique is Black at 86.1%. The next largest groups are White (6.4%) and Two or More Races (4.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Donique most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Donique in the 2020 Census, accounting for 86.1% (242 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Donique in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Donique a female name?
Yes, 77.2% of people registered as Donique in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Donique still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Donique in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Donique can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Donique?
Want to know how many Americans are named Donique? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.