Donelda

Girl · recorded 1912–1972

  • 1972last recorded
  • 1936best year

Most popular in 1936.

Last recorded in 1972. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1912

091719121927194219571972

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 55 recorded years as a table
Donelda, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19129
19138
19158
19166
19177
19189
19196
19208
19217
19228
192310
192410
192510
192611
192714
192810
192912
193012
193115
193217
193313
193413
193514
193617
193711
193814
193911
194012
19418
19428
19439
194410
19457
19466
19474
19487
19494
19507
19514
19524
19535
19543
19554
19563
19575
19583
19593
19604
19614
19633
19644
19664
19694
19703
19723

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Donelda isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1972
5
Rank in 1972
#8,292
How rare
1 in 304,248 girls
Since 1912
549

Donelda was last recorded in 1972. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1936, at 17 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Donelda doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.