Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Donnah 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 1927. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Donnah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 73
- 0 boys · 73 girls
- Most popular year
- 1943
- 10 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 1965. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 1943. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 181 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.
Donnah’s family of names
Donnah may belong to the same name family as DONAH. 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 Donnah, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Dona
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Dauna
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Dotty
“a gift of God”
>99% girls
Edwina
“one who is wealthy in friendship” · “a wealthy friend”
>99% girls
Donella
“ruler of the world”
>99% girls
Dollene
>99% girls
Donelda
>99% girls
Monna
“one who is born into the nobility” · “a jealous man”
>99% girls