Fun Facts About the Name Dona
- More than 19 thousand babies named Dona: U.S. records list 19,032 babies given the name Dona from 1880 through 2025. Even 175 boys received the name Dona - about 1 boy for every 108 girls.
What Does the Name Dona Mean?
Dona is a feminine name meaning "lady," usually treated as a variant of the Italian name Donna. Donna derives from Latin domina, the feminine form of dominus ("lord" or "master"); in Italian, donna is the ordinary word for "woman" and is conventionally rendered "lady" when used as a name. The Portuguese honorific Dona and Spanish Doña share the same Latin source. The Latin word dona - which can mean "gifts" or "give" - is a separate vocabulary form, not the usual origin of the given name.
Dona Name History & Origins
The Italian word donna developed from Latin domina, a word used for a woman of authority or rank and as a title of respect. Domina was the feminine counterpart of dominus, and it passed into several Romance languages, giving Italian donna, Portuguese dona, and Spanish doña. In Portuguese, Dona is used before a woman's name as a respectful title, much as Doña is used in Spanish. English speakers borrowed Donna from Italian as a feminine given name, and Dona is a variant spelling of that English name. Its use as a given name is related to, but distinct from, the Iberian title use.
How Popular is the Name Dona?
Dona recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1954. Its best rank was #302 in 1933.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,531 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #13,898 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #12,472 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #13,083 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #12,078 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #11,241 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #10,470 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #10,640 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #8,866 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2009 | #14,109 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #12,933 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #11,061 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #11,702 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #15,012 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #9,432 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2003 | #8,128 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2002 | #10,461 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2001 | #6,705 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2000 | #11,020 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #5,996 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1998 | #6,818 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #5,468 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1996 | #7,269 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #6,756 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1994 | #5,520 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1993 | #6,740 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1992 | #3,895 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1991 | #3,746 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1990 | #3,736 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1989 | #3,423 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 1988 | #3,327 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1987 | #3,545 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1986 | #3,669 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1985 | #2,961 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 1984 | #3,166 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 1983 | #2,731 | 32 | 0.0019% |
| 1982 | #2,463 | 39 | 0.0023% |
| 1981 | #2,865 | 31 | 0.0019% |
| 1980 | #1,917 | 56 | 0.0034% |
| 1979 | #2,221 | 44 | 0.0027% |
| 1978 | #1,993 | 48 | 0.0031% |
| 1977 | #1,863 | 54 | 0.0035% |
| 1976 | #1,846 | 50 | 0.0034% |
| 1975 | #1,630 | 60 | 0.0041% |
| 1974 | #1,391 | 74 | 0.0050% |
| 1973 | #1,171 | 93 | 0.0064% |
| 1972 | #1,105 | 101 | 0.0066% |
| 1971 | #1,039 | 117 | 0.0070% |
| 1970 | #880 | 151 | 0.0086% |
| 1969 | #838 | 153 | 0.0091% |
| 1968 | #827 | 151 | 0.0092% |
| 1967 | #748 | 173 | 0.0105% |
| 1966 | #690 | 201 | 0.0119% |
| 1965 | #703 | 197 | 0.0112% |
| 1964 | #649 | 248 | 0.0131% |
| 1963 | #647 | 243 | 0.0126% |
| 1962 | #593 | 281 | 0.0143% |
| 1961 | #591 | 290 | 0.0144% |
| 1960 | #555 | 310 | 0.0153% |
| 1959 | #524 | 343 | 0.0170% |
| 1958 | #532 | 331 | 0.0165% |
| 1957 | #516 | 342 | 0.0167% |
| 1956 | #448 | 420 | 0.0209% |
| 1955 | #437 | 418 | 0.0214% |
| 1954 | #391 | 487 | 0.0251% |
| 1953 | #438 | 404 | 0.0215% |
| 1952 | #447 | 369 | 0.0199% |
| 1951 | #405 | 418 | 0.0232% |
| 1950 | #411 | 378 | 0.0221% |
| 1949 | #424 | 344 | 0.0201% |
| 1948 | #412 | 370 | 0.0218% |
| 1947 | #409 | 389 | 0.0219% |
| 1946 | #402 | 359 | 0.0228% |
| 1945 | #419 | 289 | 0.0221% |
| 1944 | #375 | 354 | 0.0267% |
| 1943 | #361 | 397 | 0.0285% |
| 1942 | #379 | 354 | 0.0262% |
| 1941 | #398 | 297 | 0.0246% |
| 1940 | #420 | 267 | 0.0233% |
| 1939 | #422 | 259 | 0.0236% |
| 1938 | #395 | 287 | 0.0260% |
| 1937 | #383 | 286 | 0.0269% |
| 1936 | #362 | 303 | 0.0291% |
| 1935 | #373 | 287 | 0.0274% |
| 1934 | #339 | 348 | 0.0333% |
| 1933 | #302 | 411 | 0.0408% |
| 1932 | #306 | 425 | 0.0398% |
| 1931 | #316 | 411 | 0.0386% |
| 1930 | #329 | 401 | 0.0356% |
| 1929 | #340 | 363 | 0.0325% |
| 1928 | #346 | 381 | 0.0330% |
| 1927 | #345 | 376 | 0.0315% |
| 1926 | #403 | 288 | 0.0243% |
| 1925 | #480 | 212 | 0.0174% |
| 1924 | #541 | 179 | 0.0143% |
| 1923 | #524 | 181 | 0.0150% |
| 1922 | #565 | 161 | 0.0134% |
| 1921 | #637 | 135 | 0.0109% |
| 1920 | #680 | 114 | 0.0095% |
| 1919 | #695 | 102 | 0.0090% |
| 1918 | #662 | 115 | 0.0099% |
| 1917 | #658 | 107 | 0.0099% |
| 1916 | #669 | 104 | 0.0100% |
| 1915 | #748 | 79 | 0.0080% |
| 1914 | #728 | 62 | 0.0081% |
| 1913 | #752 | 49 | 0.0078% |
| 1912 | #707 | 51 | 0.0091% |
| 1911 | #627 | 47 | 0.0112% |
| 1910 | #665 | 41 | 0.0103% |
| 1909 | #616 | 40 | 0.0115% |
| 1908 | #682 | 32 | 0.0096% |
| 1907 | #546 | 44 | 0.0138% |
| 1906 | #571 | 38 | 0.0129% |
| 1905 | #476 | 51 | 0.0175% |
| 1904 | #466 | 50 | 0.0182% |
| 1903 | #532 | 37 | 0.0141% |
| 1902 | #400 | 60 | 0.0227% |
| 1901 | #442 | 45 | 0.0188% |
| 1900 | #499 | 46 | 0.0153% |
| 1899 | #444 | 43 | 0.0185% |
| 1898 | #403 | 59 | 0.0228% |
| 1897 | #432 | 46 | 0.0196% |
| 1896 | #500 | 35 | 0.0147% |
| 1895 | #426 | 44 | 0.0188% |
| 1894 | #416 | 45 | 0.0202% |
| 1893 | #440 | 36 | 0.0169% |
| 1892 | #371 | 52 | 0.0245% |
| 1891 | #362 | 47 | 0.0253% |
| 1890 | #354 | 52 | 0.0273% |
| 1889 | #363 | 44 | 0.0247% |
| 1888 | #349 | 46 | 0.0258% |
| 1887 | #334 | 41 | 0.0281% |
| 1886 | #388 | 31 | 0.0214% |
| 1885 | #306 | 43 | 0.0323% |
| 1884 | #337 | 34 | 0.0264% |
| 1883 | #325 | 30 | 0.0267% |
| 1882 | #337 | 28 | 0.0260% |
| 1881 | #327 | 24 | 0.0261% |
| 1880 | #391 | 18 | 0.0198% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | #6,622 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #3,409 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1959 | #3,705 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #3,667 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1956 | #3,286 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1954 | #3,968 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1951 | #2,716 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1948 | #3,807 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #3,868 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1944 | #3,553 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1938 | #3,655 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1937 | #3,255 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1934 | #3,810 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1933 | #3,363 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1932 | #3,909 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1931 | #2,518 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1930 | #3,092 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1928 | #2,426 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1927 | #2,752 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1926 | #3,470 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1925 | #3,853 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1923 | #3,557 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1921 | #3,042 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1919 | #3,178 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1918 | #3,835 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1910 | #1,655 | 5 | 0.0026% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Dona Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are strong in material matters, determined and stubborn. You have good business ability. You are a good worker, steady and practical, a builder who takes responsibility well. These qualities may bring you a position of authority and power. You are a doer, down-to-earth, serious-minded, reliable, and self-disciplined; have good power of concentration. You are frank, methodical and believe in law, system and order.
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