Recorded 1943–1996 Girls' name Peak 1970 489 births

Dondra — girls' name

489 babies named Dondra in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s281950s681960s1601970s1401980s711990s22
1960s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Dondra was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

27 babies were named Dondra in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dondra

The Social Security Administration has registered 489 babies named Dondra between 1943 and 1996, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dondra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dondra performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 160 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Dondra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 27 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Dondra in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dondra 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 489 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.

Dondra at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

489

Since 1943

54 years of records

Peak year

1970

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1943

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 1996

Dondra popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1943

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1970)
27
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
051015202530 199619861980197419681962195619481943 6

Dondra popularity over time — boys

20 total births recorded since 1980 (Dondra as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 20 births
45678910 199319831980 6

Dondra by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
160 births that decade — 33% of Dondra's all-time total
1940s281950s681960s1601970s1401980s711990s22

Dondra by state

Where Dondra concentrates geographically — total births since 1943

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Dondra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
27 5.5%
#2 Illinois
5 1.0%
#3 Texas
5 1.0%
Georgia share of Dondra's total US births 5.5%
Even split

27 of 489 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dondra?
489 babies have been named Dondra since 1943. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1970 with 27 births.
When was Dondra most popular?
Dondra was most popular in the 1960s decade with 160 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Dondra most popular?
The top states for the name Dondra are Georgia (27 births), Illinois (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Dondra been used?
Dondra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1943, spanning 54 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Dondra?
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, 1943–1996 (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.