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Donna

/ˈdɑnə/ · 100% girls · 98 born in 2025

Donna has been given to about 833,874 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1959, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈdɑnə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 651,021
Median age today69 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Donna per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1959 · 36,539
  • Born in 202598
  • All time833,874

How popular is Donna?

Its best year was 1959, when 36,539 babies were given the name, ranking 5th. The typical living American called Donna is about 69 years old today. It is relatively most common in Utah, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Donna

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Dona0.96
  2. Jonna0.82
  3. Ronna0.82
  4. Mona0.78
  5. Nona0.78
  6. Lona0.78
  7. Ona0.78
  8. Rona0.78

Middle names for Donna

Ranked by flow score
  1. Donna Josephine0.84
  2. Donna Rose0.83
  3. Donna Louise0.83
  4. Donna June0.82
  5. Donna Pearl0.82
  6. Donna Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Donna

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ronaldbrother · 0.95
  2. Brucebrother · 0.94
  3. Kennethbrother · 0.94
  4. Bonniesister · 0.91
  5. Janesister · 0.88
  6. Leeeither · 0.86

Where Donna is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Utah0.02%
  2. Michigan0.01%
  3. Georgia0.01%
  4. Texas0.00%
  5. New York0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Donna White0.78
  2. Donna Reyes0.78
  3. Donna Nguyen0.78
  4. Donna Moore0.78
  5. Donna Lee0.78
  6. Donna Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Donna

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Donna across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.