Given name & surname
Donah
Donah is a feminine given name. It is used in Cebuano.
Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Donah isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1936. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Donah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 29
- 0 boys · 29 girls
- Most popular year
- 1950
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1960. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 1950. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 132 as a first name in 2020; 195 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Donah’s family of names
Donah may belong to the same name family as Donnah. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Donah, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“one who is content and enjoys life”
>99% girls
Doreen
“the golden one” · “a brooding woman”
>99% girls
Dianne
Dianne is a feminine given name from Latin.
>99% girls
Dianna
Dianna is a feminine given name from Latin.
>99% girls