Girl
Dona
Rooted in Italian, Dona is a girl's name that means "Italian/Spanish". It has not kept pace since its 1950s peak. In the current registry, it is uncommon enough to feel personal. 1954 was this name's high-water mark in the U.S. birth records.
ItalianItalian/Spanish
EtymologyMeaning "lady"; also short for Donna
Births by decade
1900s
443
1910s
776
1920s
2,441
1930s
3,463
1940s
3,435
1950s
3,943
1960s
2,255
1970s
792
1980s
329
1990s
187
2000s
97
2010s
57
Peaked in the 1950s · 18,218 total U.S. births since 1900