Donis
Donis is a Lithuanian ambient, neofolk and experimental music project created by the Klaipėda multi-instrumentalist Donatas Bielkauskas. He was also a member of electronic music projects Wejdas, Notanga, Ha Lela, Eirimė.
Meaning & Origin of Donis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Donis is a Lithuanian ambient, neofolk and experimental music project created by the Klaipėda multi-instrumentalist Donatas Bielkauskas. He was also a member of electronic music projects Wejdas, Notanga, Ha Lela, Eirimė.
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The Story of Donis
As a girl name
Donis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1913, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1935, when 24 Doniss were born — ranking #1,513 that year. As of 2026, Donis ranks #6,362 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 565 Doniss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Donis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1919, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 11 Doniss were born — ranking #7,170 that year. As of 2026, Donis ranks #8,287 for boys with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 156 Doniss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Donis
Donis is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 565 births in the dataset. Donis's peak popularity came in 1935 when it ranked #1,513. Use the chart and map above to compare Donis's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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