Donna

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Donna is an English-language feminine first name meaning 'woman' in modern Italian, and 'lady' or 'mistress' in classical Italian. The original meaning is closer to 'lady of the home' and was a title of respect in Italy, equivalent to Don for gentlemen or lord.

From Wikipedia

Donna first appears in the data in 1953 and has been recorded in 31 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1964 with 1,027 babies (rank #5 that year). It was not in the 2025 data.

Numerology of Donna

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Donna yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

14,917

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,027

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Doctor Who: Donna Noble — temp from Chiswick, the DoctorDonna
In The Office (UK): Donna — David's goddaughter
In Parks and Recreation: Donna Meagle — Mercedes-driving office manager

Famous people named Donna

Donna Stricklanduniversity teacher · b. 1959
Donna Summerpop singer · b. 1948
Donna Tarttessayist · b. 1963
Donna Reedpeace activist · b. 1921
Donna Harawayfeminist · b. 1944

More popular girls' names

Other girls' names starting with D

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1953	76	#91
1954	83	#89
1955	116	#73
1956	130	#66
1957	163	#56
1958	200	#48
1959	455	#20
1960	741	#14
1961	931	#6
1962	956	#7
1963	992	#6
1964	1,027	#5
1965	975	#6
1966	961	#4
1967	937	#5
1968	872	#7
1969	726	#13
1970	615	#17
1971	657	#15
1972	564	#20
1973	483	#26
1974	392	#34
1975	364	#35
1976	295	#39
1977	244	#49
1978	231	#50
1979	194	#61
1980	201	#57
1981	147	#80
1982	153	#81
1984	36	#115