Girls' name · since 1921
Donzella
Donzella has 375 recorded births since 1921 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1950 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,056 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 375
- born since 1921
- 1950s
- peak decade
Donzella sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 375 recorded since 1921.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donzella has been recorded 375 times among girls since 1921, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1969.
- #14,056 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 375 born since 1921
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donzella ranks #14,056 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 375 born since 1921, peaking in the 1950s.
- #14,056 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 375
- born since 1921
- 1950s
- peak decade
Donzella's 375 recorded births place it above 80.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Donzella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Donzella splits its recorded history at 1950: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1923 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1950 peak of 52 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Donzella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1969
- Peak year (1950)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Donzella by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (185 births, 49% of the file).
1950s was Donzella's strongest decade.
185 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Donzella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 40
1920s
40 births
- 1930s 36
1930s
36 births
- 1940s 50
1940s
50 births
- 1950s
1950s
185 births
- 1960s 64
1960s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 185 births (49% of all-time use).
Donzella by state
Where Donzella concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 6 | 1.6% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 5 | 1.3% |
6 of 375 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Donzella's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (185 total births) through the 1960s (64) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- North Carolina records the most Donzellas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Donzella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1950)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1921–1969 (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 Donzella 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.