Meaning and history
Donna comes from the Italian word for "lady" and can also serve as a feminine form of Donald or Don. Its popularity grew from around the 1920s and peaked in the United States in 1959; Ritchie Valens released a song titled Donna in 1958.
Donna moved from #964 to #983 for girls between 2008 and 2010. Its highest annual birth count came in 1959, with 36,468 births.