Dona

#14,942 for girls in 2025, 5 births · Last seen for boys in 1982 at #6,385
Given to girls 99.1% of the time

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Peak · girls
1933 · 411 births
Debut · girls
18 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
18,857
since 1880

Dona over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Dona has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201933peak #301, 1933girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#14,9425—
2024#13,4776—
2023#12,1977—
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2018——
2017#12,7137—
2016#11,7818—
2015——
2014#10,9559—
2013#10,23510—
2012#10,42910—
2011——
2010#8,70113—
2009#13,7047—
2008#12,5798—
2007#10,81810—
2006#11,4179—
2005#14,5026—
2004#9,26411—
2003#7,99813—
2002#10,2469—
2001#6,61916—
2000#10,7458—
1999#5,89617—
1998#6,71914—
1997#5,41718—
1996#7,13012—
1995#6,64113—
1994#5,44517—
1993#6,62213—
1992#3,86627—
1991#3,72228—
1990#3,71428—
1989#3,40230—
1988#3,30629—
1987#3,52425—
1986#3,64523—
1985#2,93931—
1984#3,14427—
1983#2,72132—
1982#2,45139#6,3855
1981#2,84731—
1980#1,90456—
1979#2,21844—
1978#1,98748—
1977#1,85754—
1976#1,84050—
1975#1,62560—
1974#1,38674—
1973#1,16993—
1972#1,105101—
1971#1,039117—
1970#880151—
1969#836153—
1968#826151—
1967#748173—
1966#690201—
1965#703197—
1964#648248—
1963#647243#3,3187
1962#593281—
1961#591290—
1960#555310—
1959#524343#3,6196
1958#532331—
1957#515342#3,5526
1956#448420#3,2167
1955#437418—
1954#391487#3,8275
1953#437404—
1952#447369—
1951#404418#2,6629
1950#411378—
1949#424344—
1948#412370#3,6685
1947#409389#3,7335
1946#402359—
1945#419289—
1944#375354#3,4305
1943#361397—
1942#379354—
1941#398297—
1940#419267—
1939#422259—
1938#395287#3,5345
1937#382286#3,1756
1936#362303—
1935#373287—
1934#338348#3,6795
1933#301411#3,2686
1932#306425#3,7765
1931#316411#2,47110
1930#329401#3,0228
1929#340363—
1928#346381#2,38712
1927#345376#2,70310
1926#403288#3,3857
1925#480212#3,7416
1924#541179—
1923#524181#3,4677
1922#563161—
1921#636135#2,9869
1920#680114—
1919#695102#3,1158
1918#661115#3,7286
1917#657107—
1916#667104—
1915#74779—
1914#72662—
1913#74849—
1912#70451—
1911#62447—
1910#66341#1,5895
1909#61440—
1908#67832—
1907#54544—
1906#57038—
1905#47651—
1904#46350—
1903#52737—
1902#40060—
1901#44145—
1900#49946—
1899#44343—
1898#40159—
1897#43246—
1896#49935—
1895#42644—
1894#41445—
1893#43936—
1892#37152—
1891#36247—
1890#35452—
1889#36244—
1888#34946—
1887#33241—
1886#38731—
1885#30643—
1884#33734—
1883#32430—
1882#33628—
1881#32524—
1880#38818—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Dona was already there! It came in at #388, and was given to 18 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2011, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Dona is popular in 1933

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Dona, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Dona, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Dona, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Dona, so not publishedNHWashington: #135 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 649 girlsWAIdaho: #96 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 352 girlsIDMontana: #128 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 555 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Dona, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #187 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,309 girlsMNIllinois: #315 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,208 girlsILWisconsin: #114 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 631 girlsWIMichigan: #266 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,483 girlsMINew York: #396 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 5,512 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Dona, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Dona, so not publishedRIOregon: #94 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 389 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Dona, so not publishedNVWyoming: #70 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 222 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #117 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 468 girlsSDIowa: #138 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 718 girlsIAIndiana: #293 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,065 girlsINOhio: #189 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,432 girlsOHPennsylvania: #238 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 2,287 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Dona, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Dona, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #199 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,096 girlsCAUtah: #173 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 733 girlsUTColorado: #152 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 691 girlsCONebraska: #145 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 752 girlsNEMissouri: #293 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,384 girlsMOKentucky: #387 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,711 girlsKYWest Virginia: #245 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,645 girlsWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Dona, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Dona, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Dona, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Dona, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Dona, so not publishedNMKansas: #135 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 642 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Dona, so not publishedARTennessee: #413 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,275 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Dona, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Dona, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Dona, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #307 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,988 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Dona, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Dona, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Dona, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Dona, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Dona, so not publishedHITexas: #685 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,813 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Dona, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Wyoming#70 · 1 in 222
  2. Oregon#94 · 1 in 389
  3. Idaho#96 · 1 in 352
  4. Wisconsin#114 · 1 in 631
  5. South Dakota#117 · 1 in 468

Best ever in a state: #50 in Wyoming, 1932.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#7061 in 222
Oregon#94121 in 389
Idaho#9691 in 352
Wisconsin#114341 in 631
South Dakota#117111 in 468
Montana#12861 in 555
Kansas#135201 in 642
Washington#135131 in 649
Iowa#138241 in 718
Nebraska#145131 in 752
Colorado#152111 in 691
Utah#17361 in 733
Minnesota#187141 in 1,309
Ohio#189301 in 1,432
California#199301 in 1,096
Pennsylvania#238301 in 2,287
West Virginia#245101 in 1,645
Michigan#266141 in 2,483
Indiana#29371 in 3,065
Missouri#293111 in 2,384
Oklahoma#307111 in 1,988
Illinois#315151 in 3,208
Kentucky#38771 in 3,711
New York#396151 in 5,512
Tennessee#41361 in 4,275
Texas#68581 in 6,813
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Dona
Momentum · girls
Brand new
  • 1,465 spots since 2024 (#13,477 → #14,942)
  • Biggest jump: 80 spots in 1916 (#747 → #667)
  • Biggest drop: 159 spots in 1971 (#880 → #1,039)
Rise & fade · girls
53 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1933 at #301 (411 births)
  • Births halved by 1965, 32 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 91 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 91 yrs · run 1880–1970
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,452
  • Highest: 1 in 2,452 girls born in 1933 were named Dona (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 321,453 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 20.7% of all girls named Dona (3,910) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s339#306 (1885)#345
1890s459#354 (1890)#414
1900s443#400 (1902)#521
1910s757#624 (1911)#689
1920s2,390#340 (1929)#486
1930s3,418#301 (1933)#352
1940s3,420#361 (1943)#400
1950s3,910#391 (1954)#455
1960s2,247#555 (1960)#684
1970s792#880 (1970)#1,511
1980s323#1,904 (1980)#2,988
1990s187#3,714 (1990)#5,517
2000s97#6,619 (2001)#10,789
2010s57#8,701 (2010)#10,802
2020s18#12,197 (2023)#13,539

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Dona in 1933

girls
#301
411 births · 1 in 2,452 girls
boys
#3,268
6 births · 1 in 165,254 boys

Top girls' names in 1933

  1. #1Mary55,517
  2. #2Betty31,531
  3. #3Barbara26,949
  4. #4Dorothy22,054
  5. #5Joan19,294
  6. #6Patricia18,632
  7. #7Margaret15,241
  8. #8Helen14,644
  9. #9Shirley14,320
  10. #10Doris12,025
  11. #301Dona411

Top boys' names in 1933

  1. #1Robert54,221
  2. #2James51,112
  3. #3John46,224
  4. #4William39,049
  5. #5Richard31,331
  6. #6Charles28,991
  7. #7Donald28,450
  8. #8George18,356
  9. #9Joseph17,162
  10. #10Thomas16,508
  11. #3,268Dona6
More about 1933

girls

1,007,932 girls got a published name in 1933; 1 in 2,452 of them was named Dona, which outranked 93.8% of the 4,858 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dona
  1. #298Earline416
  2. #299Addie414
  3. #299Ola414
  4. #301Dona411
  5. #301Claudia411
  6. #303Gracie410
  7. #304Estella407
  8. #305Effie406

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1932
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,022Rheta#1,754 → #732
  2. ↑ 930Joellen#1,877 → #947
  3. ↑ 583Veola#1,568 → #985
  4. ↑ 483Sharlene#1,162 → #679
  5. ↑ 475Louetta#1,448 → #973
Fallers
  1. ↓ 395Golda#969 → #1,364
  2. ↓ 322Louis#940 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 298Bebe#899 → #1,197
  4. ↓ 291Clyde#998 → #1,289
  5. ↓ 291Mariam#998 → #1,289

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

991,524 boys got a published name in 1933; 1 in 165,254 of them was named Dona, which outranked 21.4% of the 4,156 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dona
  1. #3,004Yvonne7
  2. #3,004Zeferino7
  3. #3,004Zigmund7
  4. #3,268Dona6
  5. #3,268Ada6
  6. #3,268Adalberto6
  7. #3,268Adelard6
  8. #3,642Abbie5
  9. #3,642Adair5
  10. #3,642Adams5

Tied with 373 names at #3,268; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1932
Risers
  1. ↑ 553Neville#1,548 → #995
  2. ↑ 401Cordell#1,286 → #885
  3. ↑ 381Hamilton#1,286 → #905
  4. ↑ 375Delano#677 → #302
  5. ↑ 313Jan#937 → #624
Fallers
  1. ↓ 568Hoover#793 → #1,361
  2. ↓ 541Porfirio#915 → #1,456
  3. ↓ 424Rosendo#937 → #1,361
  4. ↓ 381Alfonzo#821 → #1,202
  5. ↓ 368Hillard#862 → #1,230

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1933 →