Recorded 1943–1972 Girls' name Peak 1972 21 births

Donza — girls' name

21 babies named Donza in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51960s101970s6
1960s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Donza was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

6 babies were named Donza in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Donza

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Donza between 1943 and 1972, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Donza currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1972. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Donza performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Donza shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Donza 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 21 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.

Donza at a glance

Last recorded 1972

Total births

21

Since 1943

30 years of records

Peak year

1972

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1972

Active since

1943

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1972

Donza popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1943

Last recorded 1972
Peak year (1972)
6
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
4.555.566.5 1972196519601943 5

Donza by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
10 births that decade — 48% of Donza's all-time total
1940s51960s101970s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Donza?
21 babies have been named Donza since 1943. It was last recorded in 1972. The peak year was 1972 with 6 births.
When was Donza most popular?
Donza was most popular in the 1960s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Donza been used?
Donza has been recorded in Social Security data since 1943, spanning 30 years of data through 1972.
What names are similar to Donza?
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, 1943–1972 (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.