How Many People Are Named Donya?
An estimated 2,377 people in the United States have the first name Donya. It is used for both genders, with 89.8% female. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Donya peaked in popularity in 1970 with 100 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Donya 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 Donya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,377
About 1 in 144,196 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
89.8% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1970
100 births
Total Registered
2,593
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Donya
Donya is predominantly female (89.8%), though 265 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Donya as a male name
Ranked #11,378 in 2009
6 male births in 2009
Peak: 1996 (19 births)
Donya as a female name
Ranked #11,328 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 1970 (100 births)
Donya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Donya span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 684 babies were registered. Donya has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Donya by Decade
How has Donya 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.
Donya by State
Birth registrations for Donya span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Georgia. The lowest are in Tennessee, Pennsylvania, New Jersey. On average, about 31 Donyas were registered per state.
Donya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Donya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Donya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Donya?
We estimate approximately 2,377 people named Donya 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 144,196 Americans share this first name.
Is Donya a common name?
Donya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,593 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Donya most popular?
Donya reached peak popularity in 1970, when 100 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Donya is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Donya a female name?
Donya is predominantly female. 89.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Donya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Donya Smith, Donya Johnson, Donya 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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