Recorded 1952–1959 Girls' name Peak 1955 36 births

Doncella — girls' name

36 babies named Doncella in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s36
1950s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Doncella was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

15 babies were named Doncella in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Doncella

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Doncella between 1952 and 1959, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Doncella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1959. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Doncella performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Doncella 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 36 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.

Doncella at a glance

Last recorded 1959

Total births

36

Since 1952

8 years of records

Peak year

1955

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1959

Active since

1952

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1959

Doncella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1952

Last recorded 1959
Peak year (1955)
15
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
05101520 1959195519541952 5

Doncella by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
36 births that decade — 100% of Doncella's all-time total
1950s36

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Doncella?
36 babies have been named Doncella since 1952. It was last recorded in 1959. The peak year was 1955 with 15 births.
When was Doncella most popular?
Doncella was most popular in the 1950s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
How long has the name Doncella been used?
Doncella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 8 years of data through 1959.
What names are similar to Doncella?
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, 1952–1959 (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.