Donna Christian
There are approximately 89 people named Donna Christian living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 3,851,172 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Donna with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Christian. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
89
1 in 3,851,172
Named Donna
523K
Alive today
Named Christian
58K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 523K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1959
Average age: 67
Top Census group: White (87.9%)
Estimated bearers: 58K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #651
Per 100K: 17.04
Top ancestry: White (62.9%)
First name trend
Donna: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Donna. The peak year was 1959 with 36,540 births. The average person named Donna today is 67 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Donna
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Donna, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 87.9%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Donna described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Donna at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White87.9% · 558,108
- Black or African American6.0% · 38,132
- Two or more races2.3% · 14,353
- Hispanic or Latino2.2% · 14,011
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1% · 6,676
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 3,776
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Christian surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Christian, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 62.9%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Christian described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Christian at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White62.9% · 32,019
- Black or African American24.5% · 12,454
- Two or more races4.7% · 2,374
- Hispanic or Latino4.2% · 2,152
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.2% · 1,633
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 302
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Donna has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1526% of the US population, based on 523,137 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Donna right now.
The surname Christian appears at a rate of 17.04 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0170%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 89 people with the full name Donna Christian. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Donna Christian: questions and answers
How many people are named Donna Christian?
We estimate approximately 89 people in the United States share the full name Donna Christian. That works out to about 1 in 3,851,172 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1526%) with the surname frequency (17.04 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Donna Christian?
We classify Donna Christian as "Very Rare". About 1 in 3,851,172 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Donna a male or female name?
Donna is predominantly female. Out of 833,769 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Donna profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people share the full name Donna Christian?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.