Is Donna a boy or girl name?
Donna is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 102 girls and 0 boys were named Donna, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 833,769 US babies named Donna were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,941
- Babies named Donna since 1880
- 833,769
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 36,540 babies
Boys and girls named Donna, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 265 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 440 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 790 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 4,293 | 100% |
| 1920s | 63 | 26,160 | 99.8% |
| 1930s | 315 | 78,846 | 99.6% |
| 1940s | 472 | 165,523 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 504 | 270,333 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 574 | 213,467 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 218 | 47,344 | 99.5% |
| 1980s | 73 | 13,044 | 99.4% |
| 1990s | 14 | 5,663 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 0 | 3,185 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,640 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 543 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,941 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,986 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,953 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,887 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,552 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,763 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,556 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,716 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,760 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,441 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 162 | #1,410 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 176 | #1,329 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 188 | #1,275 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 199 | #1,204 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 258 | #983 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 262 | #1,009 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 277 | #967 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 261 | #1,015 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 325 | #830 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 305 | #834 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 331 | #782 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 323 | #770 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 376 | #672 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 355 | #699 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 370 | #661 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 373 | #632 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 433 | #567 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 422 | #554 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 420 | #557 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 492 | #498 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 662 | #383 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,901 | 581 | #433 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 680 | #378 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 739 | #350 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,995 | 861 | #319 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,785 | 992 | #270 |
| 1988 | 12 | #3,978 | 1,040 | #251 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 1,031 | #248 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,489 | 992 | #259 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,820 | 1,191 | #219 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,586 | 1,181 | #221 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,686 | 1,378 | #193 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,757 | 1,530 | #179 |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,247 | 1,700 | #167 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,515 | 2,009 | #144 |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,883 | 2,199 | #131 |
| 1978 | 15 | #2,826 | 2,459 | #120 |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,254 | 2,581 | #113 |
| 1976 | 13 | #2,984 | 3,032 | #93 |
| 1975 | 17 | #2,470 | 3,422 | #85 |
| 1974 | 22 | #2,007 | 4,354 | #67 |
| 1973 | 20 | #2,066 | 5,058 | #55 |
| 1972 | 40 | #1,330 | 6,256 | #45 |
| 1971 | 34 | #1,472 | 8,014 | #38 |
| 1970 | 35 | #1,423 | 9,969 | #32 |
| 1969 | 29 | #1,506 | 11,447 | #26 |
| 1968 | 47 | #1,087 | 12,749 | #24 |
| 1967 | 54 | #987 | 14,787 | #19 |
| 1966 | 49 | #1,045 | 17,037 | #12 |
| 1965 | 51 | #1,034 | 19,700 | #7 |
| 1964 | 51 | #1,062 | 23,807 | #7 |
| 1963 | 68 | #908 | 25,406 | #6 |
| 1962 | 71 | #904 | 25,722 | #7 |
| 1961 | 76 | #877 | 28,674 | #7 |
| 1960 | 78 | #862 | 34,138 | #5 |
| 1959 | 71 | #907 | 36,469 | #5 |
| 1958 | 54 | #1,041 | 26,955 | #10 |
| 1957 | 59 | #990 | 28,042 | #10 |
| 1956 | 63 | #942 | 29,852 | #10 |
| 1955 | 55 | #1,013 | 27,941 | #10 |
| 1954 | 45 | #1,117 | 27,428 | #11 |
| 1953 | 52 | #1,003 | 24,226 | #13 |
| 1952 | 35 | #1,250 | 23,716 | #13 |
| 1951 | 33 | #1,282 | 24,075 | #12 |
| 1950 | 37 | #1,191 | 21,629 | #13 |
| 1949 | 45 | #1,053 | 22,056 | #12 |
| 1948 | 46 | #1,039 | 22,033 | #11 |
| 1947 | 44 | #1,098 | 23,518 | #10 |
| 1946 | 54 | #897 | 19,767 | #13 |
| 1945 | 46 | #955 | 15,398 | #17 |
| 1944 | 51 | #889 | 15,173 | #17 |
| 1943 | 42 | #1,040 | 14,914 | #17 |
| 1942 | 50 | #936 | 12,986 | #20 |
| 1941 | 47 | #926 | 10,446 | #20 |
| 1940 | 47 | #931 | 9,232 | #23 |
| 1939 | 32 | #1,149 | 9,371 | #20 |
| 1938 | 33 | #1,133 | 9,693 | #20 |
| 1937 | 38 | #1,038 | 8,887 | #21 |
| 1936 | 36 | #1,077 | 7,932 | #22 |
| 1935 | 32 | #1,173 | 7,793 | #23 |
| 1934 | 36 | #1,104 | 7,870 | #23 |
| 1933 | 31 | #1,184 | 7,360 | #24 |
| 1932 | 32 | #1,203 | 7,362 | #29 |
| 1931 | 24 | #1,433 | 6,600 | #32 |
| 1930 | 21 | #1,613 | 5,978 | #37 |
| 1929 | 17 | #1,871 | 5,139 | #47 |
| 1928 | 14 | #2,188 | 4,470 | #61 |
| 1927 | 9 | #2,966 | 3,992 | #70 |
| 1926 | 8 | #3,206 | 3,008 | #90 |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,371 | 2,429 | #110 |
| 1924 | 10 | #2,864 | 2,125 | #131 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 1,578 | #156 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 1,349 | #166 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 1,111 | #189 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 959 | #202 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 774 | #225 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 746 | #233 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 652 | #243 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 606 | #247 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 483 | #268 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 283 | #310 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 266 | #291 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 227 | #298 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 149 | #324 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 107 | #378 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 123 | #324 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 98 | #365 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 100 | #354 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 84 | #368 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 59 | #440 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 61 | #413 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 78 | #362 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 55 | #416 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 53 | #412 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 79 | #376 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 52 | #404 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 52 | #427 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 53 | #398 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 40 | #458 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 44 | #427 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 44 | #419 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 42 | #416 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 43 | #406 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 37 | #408 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 33 | #449 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 41 | #380 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 37 | #404 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 38 | #349 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 29 | #402 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 26 | #406 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 22 | #429 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 21 | #413 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 19 | #420 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 15 | #437 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 17 | #407 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Donna reached #862 in 1960. As a girl name, it reached #5 in 1959. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Donna
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.