Donalda — girls' name

What the Data Says About Donalda

The Social Security Administration has registered 623 babies named Donalda between 1898 and 1976, spanning 79 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Donalda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Donalda performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 119 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Donalda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Donalda 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 623 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.