NameTides

Donna

Donna was the #1,962 girls' name in the US in 2025 (98 babies).

Donna as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Donna as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.0510152018801900192019401960198020002020US
Donna as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.051015201880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#1,962 (98)——————
2024#1,925 (103)#5,892 (3)——#736 (4)#2,445 (8)—
2023#1,984 (99)#5,688 (3)———#1,419 (16)—
2022#1,953 (101)#5,670 (3)—————
2021#1,885 (105)#4,634 (4)——#764 (4)#2,021 (10)—
2020#1,545 (137)#3,447 (6)——#834 (3)#2,007 (10)—
2019#1,763 (116)#5,591 (3)———#2,872 (6)—
2018#1,554 (139)#3,518 (6)———#1,639 (13)—
2017#1,716 (124)#4,063 (5)——#873 (3)#1,673 (13)—
2016#1,757 (118)#2,966 (8)———#2,892 (6)—
2015#1,437 (160)#4,736 (4)———#2,363 (8)—
2014#1,403 (163)#3,514 (6)——#876 (3)#3,316 (5)—
2013#1,328 (176)#2,649 (9)——#894 (3)#2,058 (10)—
2012#1,273 (188)#4,171 (5)#815 (3)—#510 (8)#2,158 (9)—
2011#1,204 (199)#2,432 (10)———#1,361 (17)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1959 at #5.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 16,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

Next year

On its recent trend, Donna is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 16,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 16,000 to 1 in 17,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Donna by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: #1,061MINew York: #1,830NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,948CAUtah: #605UTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,533GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,532TXFlorida: #2,151FL
Donna (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
DonnaCanadaGirls—too few
DonnaEngland & WalesGirls—too few
DonnaIrelandGirls—too few
DonnaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
DonnaNSWGirls—too few
DonnaScotlandGirls—too few
DonnaUSGirls#1,96298
DonnaUSBoys—too few