Baby names

How popular is the name Donna?

In 2025, 98 baby girls in the U.S. were named Donna, the 1962nd most popular name for girls. Its peak year was 1959, when 36,468 girls got the name. 831,641 girls have been named Donna since 1880. 2,233 boys have had the name too.

Rank in 2025

#1,962

among girls' names

Babies in 2025

girls named Donna

Peak year

1959

36,468 girls

Girls named Donna each year since 1880

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The numbers for Donna (girls)

Year	Babies
2025	98
2024	103
2023	99
2022	101
2021	105
2020	137
2019	116
2018	139
2017	124
2016	118
2015	160
2014	163
2013	176
2012	188
2011	199
2010	258
2009	262
2008	278
2007	261
2006	325
2005	305
2004	331
2003	323
2002	376
2001	355
2000	370
1999	373
1998	433
1997	422
1996	420
1995	492
1994	662
1993	581
1992	679
1991	739
1990	861
1989	992
1988	1,040
1987	1,031
1986	992
1985	1,191
1984	1,181
1983	1,378
1982	1,530
1981	1,700
1980	2,009
1979	2,198
1978	2,459
1977	2,581
1976	3,032
1975	3,422
1974	4,354
1973	5,058
1972	6,257
1971	8,013
1970	9,968
1969	11,447
1968	12,748
1967	14,787
1966	17,037
1965	19,700
1964	23,808
1963	25,405
1962	25,719
1961	28,679
1960	34,138
1959	36,468
1958	26,959
1957	28,042
1956	29,852
1955	27,940
1954	27,429
1953	24,227
1952	23,718
1951	24,074
1950	21,629
1949	22,056
1948	22,033
1947	23,517
1946	19,770
1945	15,397
1944	15,173
1943	14,912
1942	12,987
1941	10,446
1940	9,232
1939	9,371
1938	9,693
1937	8,887
1936	7,932
1935	7,793
1934	7,870
1933	7,360
1932	7,362
1931	6,600
1930	5,978
1929	5,139
1928	4,470
1927	3,992
1926	3,008
1925	2,429
1924	2,125
1923	1,578
1922	1,349
1921	1,111
1920	959
1919	774
1918	746
1917	652
1916	606
1915	483
1914	283
1913	266
1912	227
1911	149
1910	107
1909	123
1908	98
1907	100
1906	84
1905	59
1904	61
1903	78
1902	55
1901	53
1900	79
1899	52
1898	52
1897	53
1896	40
1895	44
1894	44
1893	42
1892	43
1891	37
1890	33
1889	41
1888	37
1887	38
1886	29
1885	26
1884	22
1883	21
1882	19
1881	15
1880	17

Boys named Donna each year since 1880

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The numbers for Donna (boys)

Year	Babies
2025	Fewer than 5
2024	Fewer than 5
2023	Fewer than 5
2022	Fewer than 5
2021	Fewer than 5
2020	Fewer than 5
2019	Fewer than 5
2018	Fewer than 5
2017	Fewer than 5
2016	Fewer than 5
2015	Fewer than 5
2014	Fewer than 5
2013	Fewer than 5
2012	Fewer than 5
2011	Fewer than 5
2010	Fewer than 5
2009	Fewer than 5
2008	Fewer than 5
2007	Fewer than 5
2006	Fewer than 5
2005	Fewer than 5
2004	Fewer than 5
2003	Fewer than 5
2002	Fewer than 5
2001	Fewer than 5
2000	Fewer than 5
1999	Fewer than 5
1998	Fewer than 5
1997	Fewer than 5
1996	Fewer than 5
1995	Fewer than 5
1994	Fewer than 5
1993	6
1992	Fewer than 5
1991	Fewer than 5
1990	8
1989	8
1988	12
1987	Fewer than 5
1986	7
1985	5
1984	5
1983	11
1982	11
1981	9
1980	5
1979	10
1978	15
1977	12
1976	13
1975	17
1974	22
1973	20
1972	40
1971	34
1970	35
1969	29
1968	47
1967	54
1966	49
1965	51
1964	51
1963	68
1962	71
1961	76
1960	78
1959	71
1958	54
1957	59
1956	63
1955	55
1954	45
1953	52
1952	35
1951	33
1950	37
1949	45
1948	46
1947	44
1946	54
1945	46
1944	51
1943	42
1942	50
1941	47
1940	47
1939	32
1938	33
1937	38
1936	36
1935	32
1934	36
1933	31
1932	32
1931	24
1930	21
1929	17
1928	14
1927	9
1926	8
1925	5
1924	10
1923	Fewer than 5
1922	Fewer than 5
1921	Fewer than 5
1920	Fewer than 5
1919	Fewer than 5
1918	Fewer than 5
1917	Fewer than 5
1916	Fewer than 5
1915	Fewer than 5
1914	Fewer than 5
1913	Fewer than 5
1912	Fewer than 5
1911	Fewer than 5
1910	Fewer than 5
1909	Fewer than 5
1908	Fewer than 5
1907	Fewer than 5
1906	Fewer than 5
1905	Fewer than 5
1904	Fewer than 5
1903	Fewer than 5
1902	Fewer than 5
1901	Fewer than 5
1900	Fewer than 5
1899	Fewer than 5
1898	Fewer than 5
1897	Fewer than 5
1896	Fewer than 5
1895	Fewer than 5
1894	Fewer than 5
1893	Fewer than 5
1892	Fewer than 5
1891	Fewer than 5
1890	Fewer than 5
1889	Fewer than 5
1888	Fewer than 5
1887	Fewer than 5
1886	Fewer than 5
1885	Fewer than 5
1884	Fewer than 5
1883	Fewer than 5
1882	Fewer than 5
1881	Fewer than 5
1880	Fewer than 5

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Source and notes

U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.

The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.

Girls named Donna each year since 1880

Boys named Donna each year since 1880

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