Dona Girl
How popular is Dona?
#14,938 girl name in 2025
5 baby girls were named Dona in the US in 2025, making it the 14938th most popular girl name.
9,750living people named Dona (est.)
71median age of people named Dona
19,032babies named Dona since 1880
1 in 663,069US babies born in 2025
Dona popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #14,938 for girls (▼ 1466 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 5 girls |
| 10-year trend | New in the last 10 years |
| Peak year | 1954 (487 girls) |
| Highest rank | #301 in 1933 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Dona counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Donna family of names ranked #1,517 for girls in 2025 (#1,481 the year before), with 103 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Donna | 98 | 95% |
| Dona | 5 | 5% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Dona by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 339 | #306 |
| 1890s | 459 | #354 |
| 1900s | 443 | #400 |
| 1910s | 757 | #624 |
| 1920s | 2,390 | #340 |
| 1930s | 3,418 | #301 |
| 1940s | 3,420 | #361 |
| 1950s | 3,910 | #390 |
| 1960s | 2,247 | #555 |
| 1970s | 792 | #880 |
| 1980s | 323 | #1,904 |
| 1990s | 187 | #3,709 |
| 2000s | 97 | #6,614 |
| 2010s | 57 | #8,697 |
| 2020s | 18 | #12,192 |
Girl names about as popular as Dona
Questions
- Is Dona a boy or girl name?
- Dona is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Dona were girls.
- How popular is the name Dona?
- 5 baby girls were named Dona in the US in 2025, making it the 14938th most popular girl name.
- When was Dona most popular?
- Dona peaked in 1954, when 487 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #301 in 1933.
- How many people are named Dona?
- 19,032 babies have been named Dona in the US since 1880. We estimate about 9,750 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 71.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.