Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Dona

#1,080 most common girls' name of all time · #1,918 across all names · 1% boys / 99% girls · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#1,080
Rank overall
#1,918 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
139 of 146
All-time
19,032
Since 2016
33
Peak year
1954 #391
Best rank
#302 1933
Girls Boys peak 492/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Dona is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 5 — 5 #14,949
2024 6 — 6 #13,484
2023 7 — 7 #12,201
2017 7 — 7 #12,718
2016 8 — 8 #11,787
2014 9 — 9 #10,961
2013 10 — 10 #10,240
2012 10 — 10 #10,431
2010 13 — 13 #8,702
2009 7 — 7 #13,707
2008 8 — 8 #12,584
2007 10 — 10 #10,822
2006 9 — 9 #11,421
2005 6 — 6 #14,509
2004 11 — 11 #9,267
2003 13 — 13 #8,000
2002 9 — 9 #10,247
2001 16 — 16 #6,624
2000 8 — 8 #10,747
1999 17 — 17 #5,897
1998 14 — 14 #6,723
1997 18 — 18 #5,418
1996 12 — 12 #7,133
1995 13 — 13 #6,645
1994 17 — 17 #5,452
1993 13 — 13 #6,625
1992 27 — 27 #3,867
1991 28 — 28 #3,723
1990 28 — 28 #3,718
1989 30 — 30 #3,403
1988 29 — 29 #3,310
1987 25 — 25 #3,527
1986 23 — 23 #3,647
1985 31 — 31 #2,940
1984 27 — 27 #3,148
1983 32 — 32 #2,722
1982 39 5 44 #2,452
1981 31 — 31 #2,850
1980 56 — 56 #1,905
1979 44 — 44 #2,219
1978 48 — 48 #1,989
1977 54 — 54 #1,857
1976 50 — 50 #1,842
1975 60 — 60 #1,626
1974 74 — 74 #1,386
1973 93 — 93 #1,169
1972 101 — 101 #1,107
1971 117 — 117 #1,039
1970 151 — 151 #881
1969 153 — 153 #837
1968 151 — 151 #826
1967 173 — 173 #748
1966 201 — 201 #690
1965 197 — 197 #703
1964 248 — 248 #649
1963 243 7 250 #647
1962 281 — 281 #593
1961 290 — 290 #591
1960 310 — 310 #555
1959 343 6 349 #524
1958 331 — 331 #533
1957 342 6 348 #515
1956 420 7 427 #448
1955 418 — 418 #437
1954 487 5 492 #391
1953 404 — 404 #437
1952 369 — 369 #447
1951 418 9 427 #404
1950 378 — 378 #411
1949 344 — 344 #424
1948 370 5 375 #412
1947 389 5 394 #409
1946 359 — 359 #402
1945 289 — 289 #419
1944 354 5 359 #375
1943 397 — 397 #361
1942 354 — 354 #379
1941 297 — 297 #398
1940 267 — 267 #419
1939 259 — 259 #422
1938 287 5 292 #395
1937 286 6 292 #383
1936 303 — 303 #362
1935 287 — 287 #373
1934 348 5 353 #339
1933 411 6 417 #302
1932 425 5 430 #306
1931 411 10 421 #316
1930 401 8 409 #329
1929 363 — 363 #340
1928 381 12 393 #346
1927 376 10 386 #345
1926 288 7 295 #403
1925 212 6 218 #480
1924 179 — 179 #541
1923 181 7 188 #525
1922 161 — 161 #563
1921 135 9 144 #638
1920 114 — 114 #681
1919 102 8 110 #697
1918 115 6 121 #661
1917 107 — 107 #658
1916 104 — 104 #668
1915 79 — 79 #748
1914 62 — 62 #727
1913 49 — 49 #751
1912 51 — 51 #707
1911 47 — 47 #627
1910 41 5 46 #664
1909 40 — 40 #617
1908 32 — 32 #680
1907 44 — 44 #547
1906 38 — 38 #571
1905 51 — 51 #479
1904 50 — 50 #464
1903 37 — 37 #529
1902 60 — 60 #400
1901 45 — 45 #442
1900 46 — 46 #502
1899 43 — 43 #445
1898 59 — 59 #401
1897 46 — 46 #437
1896 35 — 35 #500
1895 44 — 44 #426
1894 45 — 45 #415
1893 36 — 36 #443
1892 52 — 52 #371
1891 47 — 47 #362
1890 52 — 52 #355
1889 44 — 44 #364
1888 46 — 46 #352
1887 41 — 41 #334
1886 31 — 31 #389
1885 43 — 43 #312
1884 34 — 34 #340
1883 30 — 30 #328
1882 28 — 28 #338
1881 24 — 24 #331
1880 18 — 18 #391