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 1948 and has been recorded in 61 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2003 with 167 babies (rank #95 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

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.

2,161

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

167

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
1948	1	#114
1949	1	#101
1956	1	#1,139
1957	1	#1,150
1958	1	#1,179
1959	1	#1,191
1960	4	#909
1961	4	#922
1962	5	#871
1963	8	#744
1964	7	#807
1965	5	#892
1966	11	#684
1967	7	#820
1968	6	#880
1969	6	#893
1970	9	#764
1971	7	#841
1972	7	#820
1973	17	#526
1974	11	#641
1975	13	#581
1976	11	#636
1977	5	#896
1978	12	#603
1979	10	#676
1980	6	#885
1981	11	#675
1982	15	#573
1983	23	#438
1984	13	#614
1985	7	#855
1986	15	#604
1987	20	#526
1988	17	#578
1989	24	#462
1990	31	#428
1991	41	#346
1992	67	#242
1993	70	#235
1994	58	#262
1995	62	#240
1996	63	#235
1997	62	#240
1998	74	#209
1999	80	#199
2000	73	#215
2001	80	#199
2002	112	#141
2003	167	#95
2004	149	#101
2005	123	#116
2006	98	#146
2007	83	#166
2008	75	#177
2009	67	#191
2010	43	#263
2011	41	#264
2012	40	#260
2013	39	#256
2014	41	#257