Donelle vs Donna

Side-by-side comparison of Donelle and Donna — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Donelle

Girl name

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Name B

Donna

Girl name · Rank #1934

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Donelle Donna
Current Rank Unranked #1934
Total Births (all years) 1,127 831,536
Peak Year 1970 1959
Peak Year Births 42 36,469
Peak Decade 1970ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1922 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Donelle Donna
1880ss — 265
1890ss — 440
1900ss — 790
1910ss — 4,293
1920ss 7 26,160
1930ss — 78,846
1940ss 55 165,523
1950ss 165 270,333
1960ss 263 213,467
1970ss 315 47,344
1980ss 215 13,044
1990ss 90 5,663
2000ss 17 3,185
2010ss — 1,640
2020ss — 543

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Donelle Donna
2014 — 162
2015 — 160
2016 — 118
2017 — 124
2018 — 139
2019 — 116
2020 — 136
2021 — 105
2022 — 101
2023 — 99
2024 — 102

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1922–2007.

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