Girl

Donna

DAH-nuh

Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“Italian origin meaning 'lady' or 'woman of rank.' Mid-century favorite with sophisticated European flair and strong femininity.”

Popularity Over Time

Donna US popularity rank over timeRank 1994 in 2023 to rank 5 in 1959. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#5#1000#19941900192019401960198020002024

Donna is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

ItalianLatin

Syllables

2

Nicknames

DonnyDon

Style

VintageStrongClassicElegant

Famous Bearers

  • Donna Summer (singer)
  • Donna from Suits

Collections

Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Short & Strong → Two Syllables → Vintage Revival →

Similar Names

Doris

Greek Rare & Uncommon

Donna Marie

Hebrew Rare & Uncommon

Diane

French Rare & Uncommon

Diana

Latin Beautiful But Not Top 100

Sibling Name Ideas

Vivienne

French Beautiful But Not Top 100

Deborah

Hebrew Beautiful But Not Top 100

Beatrice

Latin Beautiful But Not Top 100

Cormac

Irish Rare & Uncommon

Edmund

Old English Rare & Uncommon

You Might Also Like

Agnes

Greek Rare & Uncommon

Alma

Latin Beautiful But Not Top 100

Benno

Germanic Rare & Uncommon

Dulcie

Latin Rare & Uncommon

Garnet

Latin Rare & Uncommon

Lettie

Latin Beautiful But Not Top 100

Cross-Cultural Notes

Works across Italian, English, and Romance language cultures

People Also Ask

Italian origin meaning 'lady' or 'woman of rank.' Mid-century favorite with sophisticated European flair and strong femininity.

Donna is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Donna include Donny, Don.

Names that pair beautifully with Donna include Vivienne, Deborah, Beatrice, Cormac, Edmund.