girl's name

Donia

  • Origin Arabic
  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 4,708

Donia is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Donia is a name of Arabic origin.
  • Peaked in France in 2002, when 205 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 58,952 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1903.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Donia over time

Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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'00 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Donia by decade in France
Decade Births
1900s 10
1920s 5
1930s 5
1940s 25
1950s 10
1960s 45
1970s 210
1980s 765
1990s 860
2000s 935
2010s 375
2020s (to 2025) 115

How popular is Donia?

In 2025, Donia was given to 10 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Where Donia is used

Canada #2,535 8 in 2020
France #3,190 10 in 2025
England & Wales #7,178 3 in 2017
United States #16,531 5 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Donia

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Donia also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Donia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Donia

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Donia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Donia

How popular is the name Donia?

In 2025, Donia was given to 10 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Is Donia a girl's or a boy's name?

Donia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Donia?

Donia has 3 syllables.

When was Donia most popular?

Donia peaked in 2002, when 205 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Donia a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Donia currently ranks #3,190 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.