Meaning and history
Dona has several distinct uses. It can be a spelling variant of Donna, from the Italian word for “woman” or “lady,” and it may also echo Spanish and Portuguese dona, an honorific title for a woman. In some families it serves as a feminine form of Don or Donald, whose Gaelic source means “ruler of the world.” Notable bearers include American actor and singer Dona Drake and American model and actor Dona Speir.
20062006: 9 births, rank #11,417
2007: 10 births, rank #10,818
2008: 8 births, rank #12,579
2009: 7 births, rank #13,704
2010: 13 births, rank #8,701
20112011: no US SSA record for this spelling
2012: 10 births, rank #10,429
2013: 10 births, rank #10,235
2014: 9 births, rank #10,955
2015: no US SSA record for this spelling
20162016: 8 births, rank #11,781
2017: 7 births, rank #12,713
2018: no US SSA record for this spelling
2019: no US SSA record for this spelling
2020: no US SSA record for this spelling
20212021: no US SSA record for this spelling
2022: no US SSA record for this spelling
2023: 7 births, rank #12,197
2024: 6 births, rank #13,477
20252025: 5 births, rank #14,942
Dona moved from #838 to #880 for girls between 1969 and 1970. Its highest annual birth count came in 1954, with 487 births.