Girls' name · since 1936
Donah
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.
- #41,261 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 29
- born since 1936
- 1940s
- peak decade
Donah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 29 have been recorded since 1936.
Social Security Administration records show Donah recorded 29 times among girls since 1936, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1936 to 1960.
- #41,261 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 29 born since 1936
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donah ranks #41,261 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 1936, peaking in the 1940s.
- #41,261 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 29
- born since 1936
- 1940s
- peak decade
Donah's 29 recorded births place it above 42.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Donah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Donah splits its recorded history at 1943: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1936 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1950 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Donah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–1960
- Peak year (1950)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Donah by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (11 births, 38% of the file).
1940s was Donah's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Donah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
11 births
- 1950s
1950s
7 births
- 1960s
1960s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 11 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Donah's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1960s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Donah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1950)
Similar record span (~24 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1936–1960 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Donah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.