Recorded 1946–1974 Girls' name Peak 1963 164 births

Donda — girls' name

164 babies named Donda in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s121950s251960s991970s28
1960s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Donda was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

17 babies were named Donda in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Donda

The Social Security Administration has registered 164 babies named Donda between 1946 and 1974, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Donda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1974. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Donda performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 99 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Donda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Donda 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 164 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.

Donda at a glance

Last recorded 1974

Total births

164

Since 1946

29 years of records

Peak year

1963

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1974

Active since

1946

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1974

Donda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1946

Last recorded 1974
Peak year (1963)
17
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
05101520 19741971196719641961195719491946 6

Donda by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
99 births that decade — 60% of Donda's all-time total
1940s121950s251960s991970s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Donda?
164 babies have been named Donda since 1946. It was last recorded in 1974. The peak year was 1963 with 17 births.
When was Donda most popular?
Donda was most popular in the 1960s decade with 99 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
How long has the name Donda been used?
Donda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 29 years of data through 1974.
What names are similar to Donda?
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, 1946–1974 (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.