Girls' name · since 1912
Donelda
549 babies named Donelda in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,180 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 549
- born since 1912
- 1930s
- peak decade
549 girls have been named Donelda since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donelda has been recorded 549 times among girls since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1972.
- #11,180 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 549 born since 1912
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donelda ranks #11,180 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 549 born since 1912, peaking in the 1930s.
- #11,180 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 549
- born since 1912
- 1930s
- peak decade
Donelda's 549 recorded births place it above 84.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
Donelda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Donelda splits its recorded history at 1940: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1932 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Donelda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1972
- Peak year (1932)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Donelda by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (147 births, 27% of the file).
1930s was Donelda's strongest decade.
147 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Donelda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 49
1910s
49 births
- 1920s
1920s
120 births
- 1930s
1930s
147 births
- 1940s
1940s
105 births
- 1950s
1950s
77 births
- 1960s 41
1960s
41 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 147 births (27% of all-time use).
How Donelda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Donelda's total volume
Donelda by state
Where Donelda concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
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What to do with Donelda's data
- Donelda's decade-level peak was the 1930s (147 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Doneldas (78 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Donelda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1932)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1912–1972 (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 Donelda 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.