Donna

Girl name

Donna has been given to 833,874 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1959.

Meaning & origin /ˈdɒnə/

A 19th-century invention from the Italian noun donna; also interpreted as a feminine form of Donald.

Origin: Italian

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

833,874

Peak year

1959 (36,539 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -39%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Famous people named Donna

Donna Strickland

Canadian physicist, Nobel laurate

Donna Summer

American singer (1948–2012)

Donna Tartt

American writer

Donna Reed

American film and television actress

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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