Donna
Girl name · Italian origin
Donna meaning
Feminine form of Donald, which means “prince / chief of the world”
Donna at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Origin
- Italian
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #1,934 in 2024
Donna popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #403 | 17 |
| 1890 | #446 | 33 |
| 1900 | #375 | 79 |
| 1910 | #378 | 107 |
| 1920 | #202 | 959 |
| 1930 | #37 | 5,978 |
| 1940 | #23 | 9,232 |
| 1950 | #13 | 21,629 |
| 1959 | #5 | 36,469 |
| 1960 | #5 | 34,138 |
| 1970 | #32 | 9,969 |
| 1980 | #144 | 2,009 |
| 1990 | #319 | 861 |
| 2000 | #659 | 370 |
| 2010 | #983 | 258 |
| 2020 | #1,551 | 136 |
| 2024 | #1,934 | 102 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #403 | 17 |
| 1881 | #434 | 15 |
| 1882 | #418 | 19 |
| 1883 | #411 | 21 |
| 1884 | #425 | 22 |
| 1885 | #405 | 26 |
| 1886 | #400 | 29 |
| 1887 | #348 | 38 |
| 1888 | #403 | 37 |
| 1889 | #379 | 41 |
| 1890 | #446 | 33 |
| 1891 | #404 | 37 |
| 1892 | #406 | 43 |
| 1893 | #414 | 42 |
| 1894 | #418 | 44 |
| 1895 | #426 | 44 |
| 1896 | #457 | 40 |
| 1897 | #397 | 53 |
| 1898 | #427 | 52 |
| 1899 | #402 | 52 |
| 1900 | #375 | 79 |
| 1901 | #411 | 53 |
| 1902 | #416 | 55 |
| 1903 | #361 | 78 |
| 1904 | #412 | 61 |
| 1905 | #439 | 59 |
| 1906 | #368 | 84 |
| 1907 | #354 | 100 |
| 1908 | #365 | 98 |
| 1909 | #323 | 123 |
| 1910 | #378 | 107 |
| 1911 | #324 | 149 |
| 1912 | #298 | 227 |
| 1913 | #291 | 266 |
| 1914 | #310 | 283 |
| 1915 | #267 | 483 |
| 1916 | #247 | 606 |
| 1917 | #243 | 652 |
| 1918 | #233 | 746 |
| 1919 | #225 | 774 |
| 1920 | #202 | 959 |
| 1921 | #189 | 1,111 |
| 1922 | #166 | 1,349 |
| 1923 | #156 | 1,578 |
| 1924 | #131 | 2,125 |
| 1925 | #110 | 2,429 |
| 1926 | #90 | 3,008 |
| 1927 | #70 | 3,992 |
| 1928 | #61 | 4,470 |
| 1929 | #47 | 5,139 |
| 1930 | #37 | 5,978 |
| 1931 | #32 | 6,600 |
| 1932 | #29 | 7,362 |
| 1933 | #24 | 7,360 |
| 1934 | #23 | 7,870 |
| 1935 | #23 | 7,793 |
| 1936 | #22 | 7,932 |
| 1937 | #21 | 8,887 |
| 1938 | #20 | 9,693 |
| 1939 | #20 | 9,371 |
| 1940 | #23 | 9,232 |
| 1941 | #20 | 10,446 |
| 1942 | #20 | 12,986 |
| 1943 | #17 | 14,914 |
| 1944 | #17 | 15,173 |
| 1945 | #17 | 15,398 |
| 1946 | #13 | 19,767 |
| 1947 | #10 | 23,518 |
| 1948 | #11 | 22,033 |
| 1949 | #12 | 22,056 |
| 1950 | #13 | 21,629 |
| 1951 | #12 | 24,075 |
| 1952 | #13 | 23,716 |
| 1953 | #13 | 24,226 |
| 1954 | #11 | 27,428 |
| 1955 | #10 | 27,941 |
| 1956 | #10 | 29,852 |
| 1957 | #10 | 28,042 |
| 1958 | #10 | 26,955 |
| 1959 | #5 | 36,469 |
| 1960 | #5 | 34,138 |
| 1961 | #7 | 28,674 |
| 1962 | #7 | 25,722 |
| 1963 | #6 | 25,406 |
| 1964 | #7 | 23,807 |
| 1965 | #7 | 19,700 |
| 1966 | #12 | 17,037 |
| 1967 | #19 | 14,787 |
| 1968 | #24 | 12,749 |
| 1969 | #26 | 11,447 |
| 1970 | #32 | 9,969 |
| 1971 | #38 | 8,014 |
| 1972 | #45 | 6,256 |
| 1973 | #55 | 5,058 |
| 1974 | #67 | 4,354 |
| 1975 | #85 | 3,422 |
| 1976 | #93 | 3,032 |
| 1977 | #113 | 2,581 |
| 1978 | #120 | 2,459 |
| 1979 | #131 | 2,199 |
| 1980 | #144 | 2,009 |
| 1981 | #167 | 1,700 |
| 1982 | #179 | 1,530 |
| 1983 | #192 | 1,378 |
| 1984 | #221 | 1,181 |
| 1985 | #219 | 1,191 |
| 1986 | #259 | 992 |
| 1987 | #248 | 1,031 |
| 1988 | #251 | 1,040 |
| 1989 | #270 | 992 |
| 1990 | #319 | 861 |
| 1991 | #350 | 739 |
| 1992 | #378 | 680 |
| 1993 | #433 | 581 |
| 1994 | #382 | 662 |
| 1995 | #498 | 492 |
| 1996 | #557 | 420 |
| 1997 | #554 | 422 |
| 1998 | #567 | 433 |
| 1999 | #632 | 373 |
| 2000 | #659 | 370 |
| 2001 | #699 | 355 |
| 2002 | #672 | 376 |
| 2003 | #769 | 323 |
| 2004 | #781 | 331 |
| 2005 | #834 | 305 |
| 2006 | #830 | 325 |
| 2007 | #1,015 | 261 |
| 2008 | #967 | 277 |
| 2009 | #1,007 | 262 |
| 2010 | #983 | 258 |
| 2011 | #1,204 | 199 |
| 2012 | #1,273 | 188 |
| 2013 | #1,328 | 176 |
| 2014 | #1,409 | 162 |
| 2015 | #1,437 | 160 |
| 2016 | #1,757 | 118 |
| 2017 | #1,716 | 124 |
| 2018 | #1,553 | 139 |
| 2019 | #1,763 | 116 |
| 2020 | #1,551 | 136 |
| 2021 | #1,883 | 105 |
| 2022 | #1,951 | 101 |
| 2023 | #1,981 | 99 |
| 2024 | #1,934 | 102 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Donna” (revision 90662626), CC BY-SA 4.0; Wiktionary contributors, “Donald” (revision 92948992), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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