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 1991 and has been recorded in 33 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 63 babies (rank #419 that year). In 2024 it was given to 8 girls (rank #2,521). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

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.

697

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

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

Names ranked near Donna in 2024

Other girls' names starting with D

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	63	#419
1992	40	#593
1993	54	#484
1994	46	#495
1995	39	#605
1996	37	#624
1997	47	#531
1998	30	#728
1999	28	#768
2000	27	#769
2001	24	#851
2002	17	#1,096
2003	21	#978
2004	11	#1,601
2005	18	#1,156
2006	13	#1,528
2007	11	#1,784
2008	16	#1,406
2009	19	#1,250
2010	7	#2,601
2011	16	#1,424
2012	8	#2,390
2013	10	#2,043
2014	6	#2,927
2015	8	#2,365
2016	5	#3,344
2017	15	#1,536
2018	14	#1,579
2019	6	#3,067
2020	8	#2,424
2021	10	#2,091
2023	15	#1,528
2024	8	#2,521