Recorded 1927–1965 Girls' name Peak 1943 73 births

Donnah — girls' name

73 babies named Donnah in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1943. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51940s301950s281960s10
1940s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Donnah was born in this single decade.

1943
Single peak year

10 babies were named Donnah in 1943 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Donnah

The Social Security Administration has registered 73 babies named Donnah between 1927 and 1965, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Donnah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1943, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Donnah performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Donnah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Donnah 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 73 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.

Donnah at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

73

Since 1927

39 years of records

Peak year

1943

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1927

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1965

Donnah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1927

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1943)
10
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
4681012 196519611958195419531952194719461944194319421927 5

Donnah by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
30 births that decade — 41% of Donnah's all-time total
1920s51940s301950s281960s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Donnah?
73 babies have been named Donnah since 1927. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1943 with 10 births.
When was Donnah most popular?
Donnah was most popular in the 1940s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1943.
How long has the name Donnah been used?
Donnah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 39 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Donnah?
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, 1927–1965 (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.