Is Donya a boy or girl name?

Donya is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 2,606 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 89.8% were girls and 10.2% were boys.

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Donya

Recorded 1934–2025 · United States

Donya was most popular in 1970, when 100 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,897 that year. In 2025 it ranked #13,540, with 13 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,606 people named Donya.

Donya over time

Births per year. The dot marks Donya’s peak in 1970. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Donya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Donya is mostly a girl’s name — 89.8% of the 2,606 Americans given it were girls and 10.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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 Donya

Where Donya is most concentrated

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

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