Ladonna
American formation that prefixes La- to Donna, which comes from the Italian word for lady; the same prefix produced Latonya, Latasha and similar names.
Ladonna in 2025
Ladonna was given to 6 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 23,546th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 552,557 babies born.
The history of Ladonna
Ladonna reached its highest point in 1964, when 612 babies were given the name, ranking 695th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 684th, in 1968.
Across the 123 years of records since 1903, 21,233 babies have been named Ladonna. Half of them were born before 1963, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Ladonna by decade
| Decade | Babies named Ladonna | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 22 | 2,652 |
| 1910s | 162 | 2,445 |
| 1920s | 630 | 1,158 |
| 1930s | 1,587 | 889 |
| 1940s | 2,293 | 819 |
| 1950s | 3,790 | 738 |
| 1960s | 5,422 | 684 |
| 1970s | 3,867 | 738 |
| 1980s | 2,496 | 1,057 |
| 1990s | 658 | 2,140 |
| 2000s | 197 | 6,441 |
| 2010s | 93 | 11,766 |
| 2020s | 16 | 23,546 |
Where Ladonna is heading
Ladonna has fallen 45% over the past decade, from 11 babies in 2015 to 6 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1964 peak — Ladonna is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Ladonna
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Ladonna.