Girls' name · since 1928
Donnella
Donnella has 344 recorded births since 1928 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,775 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 344
- born since 1928
- 1970s
- peak decade
Donnella sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 344 recorded since 1928.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donnella has been recorded 344 times among girls since 1928, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1928 to 2006.
- #14,775 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 344 born since 1928
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donnella ranks #14,775 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 344 born since 1928, peaking in the 1970s.
- #14,775 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 344
- born since 1928
- 1970s
- peak decade
Donnella's 344 recorded births place it above 79.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Donnella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Donnella's SSA record in two at 1966 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 1939, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Donnella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–2006
- Peak year (1970)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Donnella by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (105 births, 31% of the file).
1970s was Donnella's strongest decade.
105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Donnella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s 31
1940s
31 births
- 1950s
1950s
74 births
- 1960s
1960s
82 births
- 1970s
1970s
105 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 105 births (31% of all-time use).
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- Donnella's decade-level peak was the 1970s (105 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Donnella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1928–2006 (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 Donnella 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.