—2024 rank
1959peak year
831,418babies named Donna since 1880
▼ 12%5-year trend
Donna popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Donna mean?
From Italian donna, 'lady', from Latin domina. Adopted as a given name in the English-speaking world and a fixture of the 1950s and 1960s.
OriginItalian
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Stylevintage, classic
Names like Donna
Same era, same vibe — if you like Donna, these usually land on the shortlist too.
Famous Donnas
- Donna Summer, singer
- Donna Tartt, writer
Spellings & variants
Dona
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