Donna

Donna: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “lady”
Origin: Italian
Say it: DON-uh · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Directly from Italian donna, meaning lady. It has also been used in English independently of the Italian title.

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How popular is Donna?

202431.0 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Donna in 2024102

2024 rank#1,934 girls

Peak year1959

Total US babies since 1880833,769

Donna is fading: recent use is about 61% of its level ten years before.

Names like Donna

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Donalady · Latin
Miamine; also Maria diminutive · Italian
IsabellaGod is my oath · Italian
GiannaGod is gracious · Italian
Ariaair; melody · Italian
Bellabeautiful · Italian
Siennafrom Siena · Italian
Ariannamost holy · Italian

Donna questions

What does the name Donna mean?

Donna means "lady". It comes from Italian. Directly from Italian donna, meaning lady. It has also been used in English independently of the Italian title.

Is Donna a boy or girl name?

Donna is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Donna?

102 US babies were named Donna in 2024. Its peak year was 1959.

How do you pronounce Donna?

Donna is usually pronounced DON-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.