Girls' name · since 1927
Donnah
Donnah has 73 recorded births since 1927 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1943 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,620 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 73
- born since 1927
- 1940s
- peak decade
Donnah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 73 recorded since 1927.
Social Security Administration records show Donnah recorded 73 times among girls since 1927, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 1965.
- #30,620 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 73 born since 1927
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donnah ranks #30,620 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 73 born since 1927, peaking in the 1940s.
- #30,620 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 73
- born since 1927
- 1940s
- peak decade
Donnah's 73 recorded births place it above 57.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Donnah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Donnah's SSA record in two at 1952 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1927, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1943 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Donnah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1965
- Peak year (1943)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Donnah by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (30 births, 41% of the file).
1940s was Donnah's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Donnah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
30 births
- 1950s
1950s
28 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 30 births (41% of all-time use).
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- Donnah's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (30 total births) through the 1960s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1927–1965 (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 Donnah 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.