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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Dona

Used in both girl and boy records

Dona appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Dona by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDDona as a girl’s nameUS records 1880–2024
#960girl rank1954peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDDona as a boy’s nameUS records 1910–1982
#11869boy rank1928peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Dona in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl1954487 uses#30119331880–2017136 listed years
Boy192812 uses#158919101910–198226 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.