Gender
Origin
- Italian
- Lady, Woman
Lady, a respectful title and female equivalent of Don - Latin
Syllables
2
Themes
- Trade/Occupational
- Word
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Donna
Famous People
Singer Donna Summer, Actress Donna Mills, Actress Donna Reed
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1960 (rank #859, 78 births); most recent 1993 (rank #7637, 6 births)
- Girls: peak in 1959 (rank #5, 36,462 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1962, 98 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 98 |
| 2024 | – | 102 |
| 2023 | – | 99 |
| 2022 | – | 101 |
| 2021 | – | 105 |
| 2020 | – | 136 |
| 2019 | – | 116 |
| 2018 | – | 139 |
| 2017 | – | 124 |
| 2016 | – | 118 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #441, 69 births); most recent 2024 (rank #5890, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | 8 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 1960 (rank #496, 29 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4422, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2015 | 7 |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 1982 (rank #33, 272 births); most recent 2024 (rank #714, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 1976 (rank #14, 454 births); most recent 2012 (rank #815, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Girls: peak in 1999 (rank #259, 5 births); most recent 2004 (rank #372, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 1959 (rank #7, 310 births); most recent 2023 (rank #590, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence