How Many People Are Named Donnella?
An estimated 264 people in the United States have the first name Donnella. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Donnella peaked in popularity in 1970 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Donnella 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 Donnella paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
264
About 1 in 1,298,312 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1970
18 births
Total Registered
344
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Donnella
Donnella is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 344 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Donnella as a female name
Ranked #13,988 in 2006
7 female births in 2006
Peak: 1970 (18 births)
Donnella: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Donnella span from the 1920s to the 2000s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 105 babies were registered. Donnella has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Donnella by Decade
How has Donnella 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.
Donnella + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Donnella as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Donnella: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Donnella?
We estimate approximately 264 people named Donnella 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 1,298,312 Americans share this first name.
Is Donnella a common name?
Donnella is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 344 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Donnella most popular?
Donnella reached peak popularity in 1970, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Donnella is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Donnella a female name?
Donnella is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Donnella Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Donnella Smith, Donnella Johnson, Donnella 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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