Meaning 
The name Donna has the following meaning: Italian for "Lady", or more accurately, "Lady of the home". It was used from the 1920s onwards, and briefly rose in popularity in the 1950s.
This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.
Popularity 
As a baby girl name, Donna is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 743 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Donna fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 30 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 1000 in the Top 1000 charts. (A ranking of 1000 means that this name ranked 1000 or poorer in the 2008/2009 popularity surveys)
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Donna in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation  The name Donna is pronounced as don-nah Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Donna and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Donna: Boys - Alfonso, Carmelo, Deangelo, Donte, Enzo, Gennaro, Giancarlo, Gianni, Gino, Giovanni, Jovani, Girls - Alda, Aldona, Aria, Bambi, Bianca, Camila, Concetta, Donita, Gabriella, Gia, Gianna, Both genders - Alma
Variants 
Popular Variants for the name Donna: Dona (English), Ladonna (English)
Style 
We think the name Donna should fall under the following style category: The 70's. See other The 70's names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Donna to be: A motherly, friendly figureIn one word, you might describe Donna as a(n) " motherly" person. See other "motherly" names for boys and girls.
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