US rank #13447 Girls' name Peak 1970 1,214 births

Donia — #13447 US girls' name

1,214 babies named Donia in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s301890s331900s181910s671920s721930s541940s751950s611960s1221970s1811980s1191990s1422000s1562010s612020s23
#13447
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 24% of names given to girls today.

1970s
Peak decade

15% of everyone ever named Donia was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

38 babies were named Donia in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Donia

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,214 babies named Donia between 1881 and 2024, spanning 144 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Donia currently holds the #13447 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Donia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 181 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Donia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 28 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Donia in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Donia 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 1,214 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.

Donia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,214

Since 1881

144 years of records

Peak year

1970

38 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#13,447

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1881

Recorded for 144 years

Last year on file: 2024

Donia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1881

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1970)
38
Annual births at peak — across 144 years of records
010203040 202420051990197519601942192318971881 5

Donia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
181 births that decade — 15% of Donia's all-time total
1880s301890s331900s181910s671920s721930s541940s751950s611960s1221970s1811980s1191990s1422000s1562010s612020s23

Donia by state

Where Donia concentrates geographically — total births since 1881

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Donia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
28 2.3%
#2 New York
18 1.5%
#3 Pennsylvania
5 0.4%
#4 Texas
5 0.4%
California share of Donia's total US births 2.3%
Even split

28 of 1,214 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Donia?
1,214 babies have been named Donia since 1881. It currently ranks #13447 among girls. The peak year was 1970 with 38 births.
When was Donia most popular?
Donia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 181 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Donia most popular?
The top states for the name Donia are California (28 births), New York (18 births), Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Donia been used?
Donia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1881, spanning 144 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Donia?
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.

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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, 1881–2024 (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.