How Many People Are Named Donelda?
An estimated 168 people in the United States have the first name Donelda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 75 years old, and Donelda peaked in popularity in 1932 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Donelda as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Donelda paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 75, Donelda is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1961.
Estimated Living Americans
168
About 1 in 2,040,204 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
75
years old
Peak Year
1932
18 births
Total Registered
549
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Donelda
Donelda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 549 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Donelda as a female name
Ranked #8,608 in 1972
5 female births in 1972
Peak: 1932 (18 births)
Donelda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Donelda span from the 1910s to the 1970s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 147 babies were registered. Donelda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Donelda by Decade
How has Donelda tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Donelda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Donelda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Donelda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Donelda?
We estimate approximately 168 people named Donelda are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,040,204 Americans share this first name.
Is Donelda a common name?
Donelda is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 549 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Donelda most popular?
Donelda reached peak popularity in 1932, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Donelda is approximately 75 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Donelda a female name?
Donelda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Donelda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Donelda Smith, Donelda Johnson, Donelda Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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