Given name
Donnica
“of the morning star”·“ruler of the world”
Donnica is a variant of Danica. One Slavic interpretation is “of the morning star.” Donnica connects to the Donald name family through Donna. One Scottish interpretation is “ruler of the world.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Donnica is a variant of Danica. One Slavic interpretation is “of the morning star.” Donnica connects to the Donald name family through Donna. One Scottish interpretation is “ruler of the world.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Donnica is a variant of Donna. An origin associated with Donna is Italian. Donnica is a variant of Danica. An origin associated with Danica is Slavic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Donnica through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 93
- 0 boys · 93 girls
- Most popular year
- 1978
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1996. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 13 in 1978. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 159 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Donnica’s family of names
Donnica has a related form in Donna. Donnica has a related form in Danica.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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