Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Donna
Endangered
Down 99.7% from peak
Peak era
1959
Peak births
36,468
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Donna
How many people are named Donna?
An estimated 465,980 living Americans are named Donna.
How rare is Donna?
Donna is uncommon among babies today, with 98 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 99.7% from its 1959 peak.
How old is the typical Donna?
The median age of a living American named Donna is approximately 66 years, with most bearers falling between 61 and 72 years old.
Is Donna still popular?
No. Donna is endangered as a baby name, down 99.7% from its 1959 peak with 98 births in 2025.
Where is Donna most common?
Donna has its strongest geographic signal in Utah, where it appears 14.8× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19592025
Peak year
1959
Decline from peak
99.7%
2025
98
All-time
831,641
Where it lives now
Donna is most concentrated in Utah — about 9.9× the national rate in the 1920s. It also runs high in Idaho.
States where Donna is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.