Recorded 1936–1960 Girls' name Peak 1950 29 births

Donah — girls' name

29 babies named Donah in U.S. Social Security records since 1936, with the highest year being 1950. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s111950s71960s6
1940s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Donah was born in this single decade.

1950
Single peak year

7 babies were named Donah in 1950 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Donah

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Donah between 1936 and 1960, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Donah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1960. The name reached its historical peak in 1950, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Donah performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Donah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Donah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 29 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Donah at a glance

Last recorded 1960

Total births

29

Since 1936

25 years of records

Peak year

1950

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1960

Active since

1936

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1960

Donah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1936

Last recorded 1960
Peak year (1950)
7
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19601950194319421936 5

Donah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
11 births that decade — 38% of Donah's all-time total
1930s51940s111950s71960s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Donah?
29 babies have been named Donah since 1936. It was last recorded in 1960. The peak year was 1950 with 7 births.
When was Donah most popular?
Donah was most popular in the 1940s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1950.
How long has the name Donah been used?
Donah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1936, spanning 25 years of data through 1960.
What names are similar to Donah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Donna, Dona, Donnie, Donald, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1936–1960 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.