Dona is an established variant of Donna that peaked in 1954 and has since faded.
Dona is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #15,531 for girl births in the United States (and #25,784 across all names), given to 5 babies. Dona was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1954 (487 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | #15,531 | — |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | #13,947 | — |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | #12,484 | — |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | #13,089 | — |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 | #12,079 | — |
| 2014 | 9 | 9 | #11,243 | — |
| 2013 | 10 | 10 | #10,477 | — |
| 2012 | 10 | 10 | #10,643 | — |
| 2010 | 13 | 13 | #8,868 | — |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | #14,111 | — |
| 2008 | 8 | 8 | #12,937 | — |
| 2007 | 10 | 10 | #11,062 | — |
| 2006 | 9 | 9 | #11,703 | — |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | #15,013 | — |
| 2004 | 11 | 11 | #9,432 | — |
| 2003 | 13 | 13 | #8,128 | — |
| 2002 | 9 | 9 | #10,463 | — |
| 2001 | 16 | 16 | #6,706 | — |
| 2000 | 8 | 8 | #11,020 | — |
| 1999 | 17 | 17 | #5,996 | — |
| 1998 | 14 | 14 | #6,818 | — |
| 1997 | 18 | — | #5,468 | — |
| 1996 | 12 | — | #7,269 | — |
| 1995 | 13 | — | #6,756 | — |
| 1994 | 17 | — | #5,520 | — |
| 1993 | 13 | — | #6,741 | — |
| 1992 | 27 | — | #3,894 | — |
| 1991 | 28 | — | #3,746 | — |
| 1990 | 28 | — | #3,736 | — |
| 1989 | 30 | — | #3,423 | — |
| 1988 | 29 | — | #3,327 | — |
| 1987 | 25 | — | #3,545 | — |
| 1986 | 23 | — | #3,669 | — |
| 1985 | 31 | — | #2,961 | — |
| 1984 | 27 | — | #3,166 | — |
| 1983 | 32 | — | #2,731 | — |
| 1982 | 44 | — | #2,462 | #6,621 |
| 1981 | 31 | — | #2,864 | — |
| 1980 | 56 | — | #1,917 | — |
| 1979 | 44 | — | #2,221 | — |
| 1978 | 48 | — | #1,993 | — |
| 1977 | 54 | — | #1,863 | — |
| 1976 | 50 | — | #1,846 | — |
| 1975 | 60 | — | #1,630 | — |
| 1974 | 74 | — | #1,391 | — |
| 1973 | 93 | — | #1,171 | — |
| 1972 | 101 | — | #1,105 | — |
| 1971 | 117 | — | #1,039 | — |
| 1970 | 151 | — | #880 | — |
| 1969 | 153 | — | #838 | — |
| 1968 | 151 | — | #827 | — |
| 1967 | 173 | — | #748 | — |
| 1966 | 201 | — | #690 | — |
| 1965 | 197 | — | #703 | — |
| 1964 | 248 | — | #649 | — |
| 1963 | 250 | — | #647 | #3,408 |
| 1962 | 281 | — | #593 | — |
| 1961 | 290 | — | #591 | — |
| 1960 | 310 | — | #555 | — |
| 1959 | 349 | — | #524 | #3,705 |
| 1958 | 331 | — | #532 | — |
| 1957 | 348 | — | #516 | #3,666 |
| 1956 | 427 | — | #448 | #3,286 |
| 1955 | 418 | — | #437 | — |
| 1954 | 492 | — | #391 | #3,967 |
| 1953 | 404 | — | #438 | — |
| 1952 | 369 | — | #447 | — |
| 1951 | 427 | — | #405 | #2,716 |
| 1950 | 378 | — | #411 | — |
| 1949 | 344 | — | #424 | — |
| 1948 | 375 | — | #412 | #3,807 |
| 1947 | 394 | — | #409 | #3,868 |
| 1946 | 359 | — | #402 | — |
| 1945 | 289 | — | #419 | — |
| 1944 | 359 | — | #375 | #3,553 |
| 1943 | 397 | — | #361 | — |
| 1942 | 354 | — | #379 | — |
| 1941 | 297 | — | #398 | — |
| 1940 | 267 | — | #420 | — |
| 1939 | 259 | — | #422 | — |
| 1938 | 292 | — | #395 | #3,655 |
| 1937 | 292 | — | #383 | #3,255 |
| 1936 | 303 | — | #362 | — |
| 1935 | 287 | — | #373 | — |
| 1934 | 353 | — | #339 | #3,810 |
| 1933 | 417 | — | #302 | #3,363 |
| 1932 | 430 | — | #306 | #3,910 |
| 1931 | 421 | — | #316 | #2,518 |
| 1930 | 409 | — | #329 | #3,092 |
| 1929 | 363 | — | #340 | — |
| 1928 | 393 | — | #346 | #2,426 |
| 1927 | 386 | — | #345 | #2,752 |
| 1926 | 295 | — | #403 | #3,470 |
| 1925 | 218 | — | #480 | #3,853 |
| 1924 | 179 | — | #541 | — |
| 1923 | 188 | — | #524 | #3,557 |
| 1922 | 161 | — | #565 | — |
| 1921 | 144 | — | #637 | #3,042 |
| 1920 | 114 | — | #680 | — |
| 1919 | 110 | — | #695 | #3,178 |
| 1918 | 121 | — | #662 | #3,835 |
| 1917 | 107 | — | #658 | — |
| 1916 | 104 | — | #669 | — |
| 1915 | 79 | — | #748 | — |
| 1914 | 62 | — | #728 | — |
| 1913 | 49 | — | #752 | — |
| 1912 | 51 | — | #707 | — |
| 1911 | 47 | — | #627 | — |
| 1910 | 46 | — | #665 | #1,655 |
| 1909 | 40 | — | #616 | — |
| 1908 | 32 | — | #682 | — |
| 1907 | 44 | — | #546 | — |
| 1906 | 38 | — | #571 | — |
| 1905 | 51 | — | #476 | — |
| 1904 | 50 | — | #466 | — |
| 1903 | 37 | — | #532 | — |
| 1902 | 60 | — | #400 | — |
| 1901 | 45 | — | #442 | — |
| 1900 | 46 | — | #499 | — |
| 1899 | 43 | — | #444 | — |
| 1898 | 59 | — | #403 | — |
| 1897 | 46 | — | #432 | — |
| 1896 | 35 | — | #500 | — |
| 1895 | 44 | — | #426 | — |
| 1894 | 45 | — | #416 | — |
| 1893 | 36 | — | #440 | — |
| 1892 | 52 | — | #371 | — |
| 1891 | 47 | — | #362 | — |
| 1890 | 52 | — | #354 | — |
| 1889 | 44 | — | #363 | — |
| 1888 | 46 | — | #349 | — |
| 1887 | 41 | — | #334 | — |
| 1886 | 31 | — | #388 | — |
| 1885 | 43 | — | #306 | — |
| 1884 | 34 | — | #337 | — |
| 1883 | 30 | — | #325 | — |
| 1882 | 28 | — | #337 | — |
| 1881 | 24 | — | #327 | — |
| 1880 | 18 | — | #391 | — |