Donna
#1,962 for girls in 2025, 98 births · Last seen for boys in 1993 at #7,638
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1959 · 36,468 births
- Debut · girls
- 17 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 51 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 831,641since 1880
Donna over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | #1,962 | 98 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,925 | 103 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,984 | 99 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,953 | 101 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,885 | 105 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,545 | 137 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,763 | 116 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,554 | 139 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,716 | 124 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,757 | 118 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,437 | 160 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,403 | 163 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,328 | 176 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,273 | 188 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,204 | 199 | — | |
| 2010 | #983 | 258 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,007 | 262 | — | |
| 2008 | #962 | 278 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,016 | 261 | — | |
| 2006 | #830 | 325 | — | |
| 2005 | #834 | 305 | — | |
| 2004 | #782 | 331 | — | |
| 2003 | #769 | 323 | — | |
| 2002 | #672 | 376 | — | |
| 2001 | #699 | 355 | — | |
| 2000 | #659 | 370 | — | |
| 1999 | #632 | 373 | — | |
| 1998 | #567 | 433 | — | |
| 1997 | #554 | 422 | — | |
| 1996 | #557 | 420 | — | |
| 1995 | #498 | 492 | — | |
| 1994 | #382 | 662 | — | |
| 1993 | #433 | 581 | #7,638 | 6 |
| 1992 | #380 | 679 | — | |
| 1991 | #350 | 739 | — | |
| 1990 | #319 | 861 | #5,823 | 8 |
| 1989 | #270 | 992 | #5,615 | 8 |
| 1988 | #251 | 1,040 | #3,915 | 12 |
| 1987 | #248 | 1,031 | — | |
| 1986 | #259 | 992 | #5,332 | 7 |
| 1985 | #219 | 1,191 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1984 | #221 | 1,181 | #6,315 | 5 |
| 1983 | #192 | 1,378 | #3,630 | 11 |
| 1982 | #179 | 1,530 | #3,692 | 11 |
| 1981 | #167 | 1,700 | #4,153 | 9 |
| 1980 | #144 | 2,009 | #6,250 | 5 |
| 1979 | #131 | 2,198 | #3,810 | 10 |
| 1978 | #120 | 2,459 | #2,799 | 15 |
| 1977 | #113 | 2,581 | #3,203 | 12 |
| 1976 | #93 | 3,032 | #2,946 | 13 |
| 1975 | #85 | 3,422 | #2,450 | 17 |
| 1974 | #67 | 4,354 | #1,983 | 22 |
| 1973 | #55 | 5,058 | #2,036 | 20 |
| 1972 | #45 | 6,257 | #1,327 | 40 |
| 1971 | #38 | 8,013 | #1,466 | 34 |
| 1970 | #32 | 9,968 | #1,416 | 35 |
| 1969 | #26 | 11,447 | #1,492 | 29 |
| 1968 | #24 | 12,748 | #1,083 | 47 |
| 1967 | #19 | 14,787 | #986 | 54 |
| 1966 | #12 | 17,037 | #1,043 | 49 |
| 1965 | #7 | 19,700 | #1,031 | 51 |
| 1964 | #7 | 23,808 | #1,059 | 51 |
| 1963 | #6 | 25,405 | #906 | 68 |
| 1962 | #7 | 25,719 | #902 | 71 |
| 1961 | #7 | 28,679 | #874 | 76 |
| 1960 | #5 | 34,138 | #862 | 78 |
| 1959 | #5 | 36,468 | #906 | 71 |
| 1958 | #10 | 26,959 | #1,040 | 54 |
| 1957 | #10 | 28,042 | #989 | 59 |
| 1956 | #10 | 29,852 | #940 | 63 |
| 1955 | #10 | 27,940 | #1,011 | 55 |
| 1954 | #11 | 27,429 | #1,112 | 45 |
| 1953 | #13 | 24,227 | #999 | 52 |
| 1952 | #13 | 23,718 | #1,245 | 35 |
| 1951 | #12 | 24,074 | #1,279 | 33 |
| 1950 | #13 | 21,629 | #1,181 | 37 |
| 1949 | #12 | 22,056 | #1,047 | 45 |
| 1948 | #11 | 22,033 | #1,037 | 46 |
| 1947 | #10 | 23,517 | #1,093 | 44 |
| 1946 | #13 | 19,770 | #897 | 54 |
| 1945 | #17 | 15,397 | #954 | 46 |
| 1944 | #17 | 15,173 | #888 | 51 |
| 1943 | #17 | 14,912 | #1,037 | 42 |
| 1942 | #20 | 12,987 | #933 | 50 |
| 1941 | #20 | 10,446 | #925 | 47 |
| 1940 | #23 | 9,232 | #929 | 47 |
| 1939 | #20 | 9,371 | #1,141 | 32 |
| 1938 | #20 | 9,693 | #1,125 | 33 |
| 1937 | #21 | 8,887 | #1,031 | 38 |
| 1936 | #22 | 7,932 | #1,068 | 36 |
| 1935 | #23 | 7,793 | #1,165 | 32 |
| 1934 | #23 | 7,870 | #1,092 | 36 |
| 1933 | #24 | 7,360 | #1,181 | 31 |
| 1932 | #29 | 7,362 | #1,198 | 32 |
| 1931 | #32 | 6,600 | #1,427 | 24 |
| 1930 | #37 | 5,978 | #1,602 | 21 |
| 1929 | #47 | 5,139 | #1,848 | 17 |
| 1928 | #61 | 4,470 | #2,162 | 14 |
| 1927 | #70 | 3,992 | #2,912 | 9 |
| 1926 | #90 | 3,008 | #3,139 | 8 |
| 1925 | #110 | 2,429 | #4,197 | 5 |
| 1924 | #131 | 2,125 | #2,822 | 10 |
| 1923 | #156 | 1,578 | — | |
| 1922 | #166 | 1,349 | — | |
| 1921 | #189 | 1,111 | — | |
| 1920 | #202 | 959 | — | |
| 1919 | #225 | 774 | — | |
| 1918 | #233 | 746 | — | |
| 1917 | #243 | 652 | — | |
| 1916 | #247 | 606 | — | |
| 1915 | #267 | 483 | — | |
| 1914 | #310 | 283 | — | |
| 1913 | #291 | 266 | — | |
| 1912 | #298 | 227 | — | |
| 1911 | #324 | 149 | — | |
| 1910 | #378 | 107 | — | |
| 1909 | #323 | 123 | — | |
| 1908 | #365 | 98 | — | |
| 1907 | #354 | 100 | — | |
| 1906 | #368 | 84 | — | |
| 1905 | #439 | 59 | — | |
| 1904 | #412 | 61 | — | |
| 1903 | #361 | 78 | — | |
| 1902 | #416 | 55 | — | |
| 1901 | #411 | 53 | — | |
| 1900 | #375 | 79 | — | |
| 1899 | #402 | 52 | — | |
| 1898 | #427 | 52 | — | |
| 1897 | #397 | 53 | — | |
| 1896 | #457 | 40 | — | |
| 1895 | #426 | 44 | — | |
| 1894 | #418 | 44 | — | |
| 1893 | #414 | 42 | — | |
| 1892 | #406 | 43 | — | |
| 1891 | #404 | 37 | — | |
| 1890 | #446 | 33 | — | |
| 1889 | #379 | 41 | — | |
| 1888 | #403 | 37 | — | |
| 1887 | #348 | 38 | — | |
| 1886 | #400 | 29 | — | |
| 1885 | #405 | 26 | — | |
| 1884 | #425 | 22 | — | |
| 1883 | #411 | 21 | — | |
| 1882 | #418 | 19 | — | |
| 1881 | #434 | 15 | — | |
| 1880 | #403 | 17 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Donna was already there! It came in at #403, and was given to 17 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1884, when fewer than 23 girls a year got the name.
Where Donna is popular in 1950
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- New Hampshire#4 · 1 in 35
- Rhode Island#6 · 1 in 37
- Massachusetts#7 · 1 in 40
- Oklahoma#7 · 1 in 53
- Alaska#8 · 1 in 47
Best ever in a state: #1 in Rhode Island, 1959.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | #4 | 137 | 1 in 35 |
| Rhode Island | #6 | 195 | 1 in 37 |
| Massachusetts | #7 | 1,097 | 1 in 40 |
| Oklahoma | #7 | 407 | 1 in 53 |
| Alaska | #8 | 25 | 1 in 47 |
| Maine | #8 | 186 | 1 in 48 |
| Missouri | #8 | 750 | 1 in 52 |
| Connecticut | #9 | 395 | 1 in 44 |
| Vermont | #9 | 83 | 1 in 42 |
| Kansas | #11 | 297 | 1 in 60 |
| Kentucky | #11 | 558 | 1 in 60 |
| Maryland | #11 | 339 | 1 in 67 |
| Pennsylvania | #11 | 1,851 | 1 in 55 |
| West Virginia | #11 | 428 | 1 in 54 |
| Wyoming | #11 | 46 | 1 in 58 |
| Montana | #12 | 94 | 1 in 63 |
| New Jersey | #12 | 694 | 1 in 62 |
| Oregon | #12 | 222 | 1 in 68 |
| South Dakota | #12 | 121 | 1 in 60 |
| Arkansas | #13 | 276 | 1 in 77 |
| Colorado | #13 | 191 | 1 in 76 |
| Delaware | #13 | 52 | 1 in 58 |
| Nebraska | #13 | 202 | 1 in 66 |
| New York | #14 | 1,798 | 1 in 79 |
| North Dakota | #14 | 115 | 1 in 59 |
| Ohio | #14 | 1,144 | 1 in 74 |
| Washington | #14 | 301 | 1 in 82 |
| California | #15 | 1,355 | 1 in 84 |
| Hawaii | #15 | 67 | 1 in 79 |
| Illinois | #15 | 1,194 | 1 in 73 |
| Indiana | #15 | 598 | 1 in 70 |
| Iowa | #15 | 384 | 1 in 72 |
| Tennessee | #15 | 504 | 1 in 73 |
| District of Columbia | #16 | 157 | 1 in 75 |
| Florida | #16 | 317 | 1 in 89 |
| Nevada | #16 | 15 | 1 in 73 |
| Texas | #16 | 1,009 | 1 in 95 |
| Virginia | #16 | 427 | 1 in 82 |
| Wisconsin | #16 | 446 | 1 in 83 |
| Idaho | #17 | 74 | 1 in 82 |
| Arizona | #18 | 78 | 1 in 116 |
| Louisiana | #18 | 323 | 1 in 105 |
| New Mexico | #19 | 81 | 1 in 112 |
| North Carolina | #19 | 503 | 1 in 96 |
| Michigan | #20 | 761 | 1 in 96 |
| Minnesota | #20 | 307 | 1 in 108 |
| Georgia | #23 | 344 | 1 in 122 |
| Alabama | #28 | 271 | 1 in 136 |
| South Carolina | #32 | 196 | 1 in 141 |
| Mississippi | #36 | 165 | 1 in 172 |
| Utah | #44 | 49 | 1 in 174 |
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 Donna
- 37 spots since 2024 (#1,925 → #1,962)
- 417 spots since 2020 (#1,545 → #1,962)
- 525 spots since 2015 (#1,437 → #1,962)
- Biggest jump: 71 spots in 1906 (#439 → #368)
- Biggest drop: 221 spots in 2011 (#983 → #1,204)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1959 at #5 (36,468 births)
- Births halved by 1966, 7 yrs later
- Top 10: 12 yrs · run 1955–1965
- Top 100: 51 yrs · run 1926–1976
- Top 1,000: 129 yrs · run 1880–2006
- Highest: 1 in 55 girls born in 1959 were named Donna (1.8%)
- Latest: 1 in 16,401 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 32.5% of all girls named Donna (270,338) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 265 | #348 (1887) | #403 |
| 1890s | 440 | #397 (1897) | #420 |
| 1900s | 790 | #323 (1909) | #382 |
| 1910s | 4,293 | #225 (1919) | #282 |
| 1920s | 26,160 | #47 (1929) | #122 |
| 1930s | 78,846 | #20 (1938) | #25 |
| 1940s | 165,523 | #10 (1947) | #16 |
| 1950s | 270,338 | #5 (1959) | #11 |
| 1960s | 213,468 | #5 (1960) | #12 |
| 1970s | 47,342 | #32 (1970) | #78 |
| 1980s | 13,044 | #144 (1980) | #215 |
| 1990s | 5,662 | #319 (1990) | #467 |
| 2000s | 3,186 | #659 (2000) | #823 |
| 2010s | 1,641 | #983 (2010) | #1,442 |
| 2020s | 643 | #1,545 (2020) | #1,876 |
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.
Donna in 1950
Top girls' names in 1950
Top boys' names in 1950
More about 1950
girls
1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 79 of them was named Donna, which outranked 99.8% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,790,262 boys got a published name in 1950; 1 in 48,385 of them was named Donna, which outranked 71.9% of the 4,196 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,168Sherrill38
- #1,168Waldo38
- #1,168Wendel38
- #1,181Donna37
- #1,181Abram37
- #1,181Ambrose37
- #1,181Angus37
- #1,203Alfonza36
- #1,203Brenton36
- #1,203Caleb36
Tied with 21 names at #1,181; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.