Girls' name · since 1946
Donda
Donda has 164 recorded births since 1946 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1963 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,826 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 164
- born since 1946
- 1960s
- peak decade
Donda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 164 recorded since 1946.
Social Security Administration records show Donda recorded 164 times among girls since 1946, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 1974.
- #21,826 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 164 born since 1946
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donda ranks #21,826 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 164 born since 1946, peaking in the 1960s.
- #21,826 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 164
- born since 1946
- 1960s
- peak decade
Donda's 164 recorded births place it above 69.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Donda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Donda splits its recorded history at 1964: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1963 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Donda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1974
- Peak year (1963)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Donda by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (99 births, 60% of the file).
1960s was Donda's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Donda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s 25
1950s
25 births
- 1960s
1960s
99 births
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 99 births (60% of all-time use).
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- Donda's decade-level peak was the 1960s (99 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Donda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~28 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, 1946–1974 (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 Donda 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.