Donna

“Woman, lady of the house (Italian)” — Italian origin

Girl's name · #1962 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Donna has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #5 (1959) · 831,641 babies named Donna all-time · 1 in 17,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,400 girls in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 16,000 girls in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 18,000 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Donnas

Donna Strickland — Canadian physicist, Nobel laurate
Donna Summer — American singer (1948–2012)
Donna Tartt — American writer
Donna Reed — American film and television actress
Donna Haraway — American philosopher, scholar in the field of science and technology studies

Among 798 notable people named Donna:

Entertainers appear 1.48× more often than among typical names — e.g. Donna Summer, American singer (1948–2012).

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