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
- Peak · girls
- 1933 · 411 births
- Debut · girls
- 18 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 18,857since 1880
Dona over time
Rank among girls' names. Dona has never cracked the top 300 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #14,942 | 5 | — | |
| 2024 | #13,477 | 6 | — | |
| 2023 | #12,197 | 7 | — | |
| 2022 | — | — | ||
| 2021 | — | — | ||
| 2020 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | — | — | ||
| 2018 | — | — | ||
| 2017 | #12,713 | 7 | — | |
| 2016 | #11,781 | 8 | — | |
| 2015 | — | — | ||
| 2014 | #10,955 | 9 | — | |
| 2013 | #10,235 | 10 | — | |
| 2012 | #10,429 | 10 | — | |
| 2011 | — | — | ||
| 2010 | #8,701 | 13 | — | |
| 2009 | #13,704 | 7 | — | |
| 2008 | #12,579 | 8 | — | |
| 2007 | #10,818 | 10 | — | |
| 2006 | #11,417 | 9 | — | |
| 2005 | #14,502 | 6 | — | |
| 2004 | #9,264 | 11 | — | |
| 2003 | #7,998 | 13 | — | |
| 2002 | #10,246 | 9 | — | |
| 2001 | #6,619 | 16 | — | |
| 2000 | #10,745 | 8 | — | |
| 1999 | #5,896 | 17 | — | |
| 1998 | #6,719 | 14 | — | |
| 1997 | #5,417 | 18 | — | |
| 1996 | #7,130 | 12 | — | |
| 1995 | #6,641 | 13 | — | |
| 1994 | #5,445 | 17 | — | |
| 1993 | #6,622 | 13 | — | |
| 1992 | #3,866 | 27 | — | |
| 1991 | #3,722 | 28 | — | |
| 1990 | #3,714 | 28 | — | |
| 1989 | #3,402 | 30 | — | |
| 1988 | #3,306 | 29 | — | |
| 1987 | #3,524 | 25 | — | |
| 1986 | #3,645 | 23 | — | |
| 1985 | #2,939 | 31 | — | |
| 1984 | #3,144 | 27 | — | |
| 1983 | #2,721 | 32 | — | |
| 1982 | #2,451 | 39 | #6,385 | 5 |
| 1981 | #2,847 | 31 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,904 | 56 | — | |
| 1979 | #2,218 | 44 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,987 | 48 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,857 | 54 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,840 | 50 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,625 | 60 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,386 | 74 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,169 | 93 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,105 | 101 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,039 | 117 | — | |
| 1970 | #880 | 151 | — | |
| 1969 | #836 | 153 | — | |
| 1968 | #826 | 151 | — | |
| 1967 | #748 | 173 | — | |
| 1966 | #690 | 201 | — | |
| 1965 | #703 | 197 | — | |
| 1964 | #648 | 248 | — | |
| 1963 | #647 | 243 | #3,318 | 7 |
| 1962 | #593 | 281 | — | |
| 1961 | #591 | 290 | — | |
| 1960 | #555 | 310 | — | |
| 1959 | #524 | 343 | #3,619 | 6 |
| 1958 | #532 | 331 | — | |
| 1957 | #515 | 342 | #3,552 | 6 |
| 1956 | #448 | 420 | #3,216 | 7 |
| 1955 | #437 | 418 | — | |
| 1954 | #391 | 487 | #3,827 | 5 |
| 1953 | #437 | 404 | — | |
| 1952 | #447 | 369 | — | |
| 1951 | #404 | 418 | #2,662 | 9 |
| 1950 | #411 | 378 | — | |
| 1949 | #424 | 344 | — | |
| 1948 | #412 | 370 | #3,668 | 5 |
| 1947 | #409 | 389 | #3,733 | 5 |
| 1946 | #402 | 359 | — | |
| 1945 | #419 | 289 | — | |
| 1944 | #375 | 354 | #3,430 | 5 |
| 1943 | #361 | 397 | — | |
| 1942 | #379 | 354 | — | |
| 1941 | #398 | 297 | — | |
| 1940 | #419 | 267 | — | |
| 1939 | #422 | 259 | — | |
| 1938 | #395 | 287 | #3,534 | 5 |
| 1937 | #382 | 286 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1936 | #362 | 303 | — | |
| 1935 | #373 | 287 | — | |
| 1934 | #338 | 348 | #3,679 | 5 |
| 1933 | #301 | 411 | #3,268 | 6 |
| 1932 | #306 | 425 | #3,776 | 5 |
| 1931 | #316 | 411 | #2,471 | 10 |
| 1930 | #329 | 401 | #3,022 | 8 |
| 1929 | #340 | 363 | — | |
| 1928 | #346 | 381 | #2,387 | 12 |
| 1927 | #345 | 376 | #2,703 | 10 |
| 1926 | #403 | 288 | #3,385 | 7 |
| 1925 | #480 | 212 | #3,741 | 6 |
| 1924 | #541 | 179 | — | |
| 1923 | #524 | 181 | #3,467 | 7 |
| 1922 | #563 | 161 | — | |
| 1921 | #636 | 135 | #2,986 | 9 |
| 1920 | #680 | 114 | — | |
| 1919 | #695 | 102 | #3,115 | 8 |
| 1918 | #661 | 115 | #3,728 | 6 |
| 1917 | #657 | 107 | — | |
| 1916 | #667 | 104 | — | |
| 1915 | #747 | 79 | — | |
| 1914 | #726 | 62 | — | |
| 1913 | #748 | 49 | — | |
| 1912 | #704 | 51 | — | |
| 1911 | #624 | 47 | — | |
| 1910 | #663 | 41 | #1,589 | 5 |
| 1909 | #614 | 40 | — | |
| 1908 | #678 | 32 | — | |
| 1907 | #545 | 44 | — | |
| 1906 | #570 | 38 | — | |
| 1905 | #476 | 51 | — | |
| 1904 | #463 | 50 | — | |
| 1903 | #527 | 37 | — | |
| 1902 | #400 | 60 | — | |
| 1901 | #441 | 45 | — | |
| 1900 | #499 | 46 | — | |
| 1899 | #443 | 43 | — | |
| 1898 | #401 | 59 | — | |
| 1897 | #432 | 46 | — | |
| 1896 | #499 | 35 | — | |
| 1895 | #426 | 44 | — | |
| 1894 | #414 | 45 | — | |
| 1893 | #439 | 36 | — | |
| 1892 | #371 | 52 | — | |
| 1891 | #362 | 47 | — | |
| 1890 | #354 | 52 | — | |
| 1889 | #362 | 44 | — | |
| 1888 | #349 | 46 | — | |
| 1887 | #332 | 41 | — | |
| 1886 | #387 | 31 | — | |
| 1885 | #306 | 43 | — | |
| 1884 | #337 | 34 | — | |
| 1883 | #324 | 30 | — | |
| 1882 | #336 | 28 | — | |
| 1881 | #325 | 24 | — | |
| 1880 | #388 | 18 | — | |
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 1948
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Vermont#131 · 1 in 693
- South Dakota#195 · 1 in 1,345
- Kansas#228 · 1 in 1,759
- Colorado#242 · 1 in 1,612
- Iowa#248 · 1 in 2,422
Best ever in a state: #50 in Wyoming, 1932.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | #131 | 5 | 1 in 693 |
| South Dakota | #195 | 5 | 1 in 1,345 |
| Kansas | #228 | 10 | 1 in 1,759 |
| Colorado | #242 | 9 | 1 in 1,612 |
| Iowa | #248 | 11 | 1 in 2,422 |
| Washington | #277 | 11 | 1 in 2,254 |
| Oklahoma | #287 | 9 | 1 in 2,403 |
| New Jersey | #299 | 13 | 1 in 3,299 |
| California | #308 | 44 | 1 in 2,532 |
| Arkansas | #310 | 9 | 1 in 2,489 |
| Wisconsin | #325 | 8 | 1 in 4,493 |
| Missouri | #332 | 11 | 1 in 3,535 |
| Massachusetts | #333 | 8 | 1 in 5,745 |
| Ohio | #338 | 22 | 1 in 3,865 |
| Pennsylvania | #340 | 25 | 1 in 4,153 |
| Minnesota | #345 | 7 | 1 in 4,564 |
| Indiana | #374 | 9 | 1 in 4,563 |
| North Carolina | #404 | 11 | 1 in 4,572 |
| Texas | #437 | 25 | 1 in 3,659 |
| Illinois | #439 | 14 | 1 in 5,984 |
| New York | #446 | 24 | 1 in 5,890 |
| Florida | #447 | 6 | 1 in 4,463 |
| Michigan | #463 | 10 | 1 in 6,952 |
| Alabama | #521 | 5 | 1 in 7,576 |
| Tennessee | #521 | 5 | 1 in 7,599 |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1933 at #301 (411 births)
- Births halved by 1965, 32 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 91 yrs · run 1880–1970
- 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%)
- 20.7% of all girls named Dona (3,910) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 339 | #306 (1885) | #345 |
| 1890s | 459 | #354 (1890) | #414 |
| 1900s | 443 | #400 (1902) | #521 |
| 1910s | 757 | #624 (1911) | #689 |
| 1920s | 2,390 | #340 (1929) | #486 |
| 1930s | 3,418 | #301 (1933) | #352 |
| 1940s | 3,420 | #361 (1943) | #400 |
| 1950s | 3,910 | #391 (1954) | #455 |
| 1960s | 2,247 | #555 (1960) | #684 |
| 1970s | 792 | #880 (1970) | #1,511 |
| 1980s | 323 | #1,904 (1980) | #2,988 |
| 1990s | 187 | #3,714 (1990) | #5,517 |
| 2000s | 97 | #6,619 (2001) | #10,789 |
| 2010s | 57 | #8,701 (2010) | #10,802 |
| 2020s | 18 | #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 1948
Top girls' names in 1948
Top boys' names in 1948
More about 1948
girls
1,697,908 girls got a published name in 1948; 1 in 4,589 of them was named Dona, which outranked 93.2% of the 6,040 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,754,618 boys got a published name in 1948; 1 in 350,924 of them was named Dona, which outranked 12.6% of the 4,199 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 531 names at #3,668; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.