Total births
623
Girls' name · since 1898
Donalda
623 babies named Donalda in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 623
- total births
- 1898–1976
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 19%
- born in that decade
Donalda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 623 have been recorded since 1898.
Donalda has 623 recorded births among girls since 1898, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 1976.
- 623 total births
- 1898–1976 years on record
- 1930s peak decade
- 19% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
623 girls have been named Donalda since 1898, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 1976.
- 623
- total births
- 1898–1976
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 19%
- born in that decade
1930s
Peak decade
19% of everyone ever named Donalda was born in this single decade.
1929
Single peak year
17 babies were named Donalda in 1929 - its busiest year on record.
Donalda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Donalda's SSA record in two at 1941 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1898, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1929 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Donalda at a glance
Last recorded 1976Peak year
1929
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1898
Donalda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–1976
- Peak year (1929)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Donalda by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1930s was Donalda's strongest decade.
119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Donalda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 16
1900s
16 births
- 1910s
1910s
67 births
- 1920s
1920s
108 births
- 1930s
1930s
119 births
- 1940s
1940s
104 births
- 1950s
1950s
119 births
- 1960s
1960s
70 births
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 119 births (19% of all-time use).
How Donalda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Donalda's total volume
Donalda vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Donalda? ▼
Since 1898, Social Security records show 623 babies named Donalda. The most recent recorded year was 1976. Its busiest year on record was 1929, with 17 births.
When was Donalda most popular? ▼
Donalda was most popular in the 1930s decade with 119 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
How long has the name Donalda been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Donalda since 1898 -- 79 years through the most recent 1976 data.
What names are similar to Donalda? ▼
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.
What to do with Donalda's data
- Donalda's decade-level peak was the 1930s (119 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Donalda
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1898–1976 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Donalda: Baby Name Since 1898 - 623 Births, Peak 1929." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/donalda. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Donalda 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 June 2026.