Is Donelda a boy or girl name?

Donelda is a girl’s name. Of the 549 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Donelda

Recorded 1912–1972 · United States

Donelda was most popular in 1932, when 18 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,353 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 549 people named Donelda.

Donelda over time

Births per year. The dot marks Donelda’s peak in 1932. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Donelda a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Donelda is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 549 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Donelda

Where Donelda is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Michigan 19.8×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org