Donnella
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 3
- Peak
- #2,850 in 1949
0 babies were named Donnella in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1928–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryDonnella first shows up in US birth records in 1928, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 97 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1949, when it reached #2,850.
About the name Donnella
Donnella is a girl name of American origin. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, starting with D and ending in “-lla”. US birth records list Donnella for girls from 1928 to 2006, in 40 of those 79 years. Its best year was 1949, when it ranked #2,850 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2006, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:American names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 2.6 | 384,615 girls |
| 1930s | 1.1 | 943,396 girls |
| 1940s | 2.1 | 480,769 girls |
| 1950s | 3.9 | 255,102 girls |
| 1960s | 4.6 | 218,341 girls |
| 1970s | 6.7 | 148,148 girls |
| 1980s | 1.0 | 1,020,408 girls |
| 1990s | 0.6 | 1,612,903 girls |
| 2000s | 0.5 | 1,891,892 girls |
Other spellings of Donnella
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Questions about the name Donnella
What is the origin of the name Donnella?
Donnella has American roots in our records. Other American names include Lainey, Daisy, Josie.
Is Donnella a boy or girl name?
Donnella is a girl name.
How popular is the name Donnella?
Donnella is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2006. It peaked at #2,850 in 1949.