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Origin & history of Donella1
English / Gaelic / Scottish roots
Donella comes from the English / Gaelic / Scottish tradition, meaning Ruler of The World.
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How popular is Donella?
1952
peak year
The name Donella reached its peak in 1952, with 51 registrations (ranked #1356). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1910, roughly 42 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #14279) today, averaging about 6 new babies per year. Across all years on record, approximately 1,818 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
51
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,356)
(ranked #1,356)
6
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
60
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
1,818
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Donella9
Life path number
The Humanitarian
Compassion, wisdom and humanitarianism.
🌍Humanitarian
🎨Creative
🌟Wise
💝Loving
D4
O6
N5
E5
L3
L3
A1
Sum: 27 → Life path 9
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Personality of Donella🌍
Compassionate soul
They carry the weight of the world with grace.
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Richly creative
Deep feeling translates into deep art.
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Old soul wisdom
They've always seemed wiser than their years.
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Unconditional love
Their love is vast and forgiving.
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