Given name
Donalda
“ruler of the world”
In Scottish Highland use, Donalda is a feminine form of Donald. One Scottish interpretation is “ruler of the world.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Scottish Highland use, Donalda is a feminine form of Donald. One Scottish interpretation is “ruler of the world.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Scottish Highland use, Donalda is a feminine form of Donald. An origin associated with Donald is Celtic. Donalda is a variant of Donna. An origin associated with Donna is Italian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1898. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Donalda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 623
- 0 boys · 623 girls
- Most popular year
- 1929
- 17 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 5 in 1976. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 422 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Donalda’s family of names
Donalda is a feminine form of Donald. Donalda has a related form in Donna.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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