Donald

Last seen for girls in 2004 at #11,624 · #690 for boys in 2025, 395 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
#6
1934 · 30,408 births
Debut · boys
1880
46 births
In top 100 · boys
96 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
1,414,824
since 1880

Donald over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201957peak #6, 1934boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#690395
2024—#673408
2023—#659415
2022—#676403
2021—#596468
2020—#608450
2019—#549513
2018—#524541
2017—#486603
2016—#489625
2015—#440696
2014—#419738
2013—#415711
2012—#400729
2011—#377788
2010—#377765
2009—#363839
2008—#332992
2007—#321999
2006—#3031,098
2005—#2891,150
2004#11,6248#2631,251
2003—#2531,308
2002—#2521,289
2001—#2311,470
2000—#2171,609
1999—#1921,747
1998—#1801,862
1997#9,0179#1731,970
1996#10,5677#1582,184
1995#9,5538#1552,252
1994#13,4305#1322,652
1993#7,03812#1182,996
1992—#1103,266
1991#8,5889#1023,650
1990#7,30311#874,177
1989#4,84818#824,323
1988#2,86736#764,328
1987#2,43442#704,501
1986#2,77934#714,661
1985#2,60137#664,750
1984#2,57436#635,062
1983#2,09747#605,327
1982#2,18546#585,712
1981#2,40940#565,910
1980#2,18946#536,269
1979#1,73163#516,508
1978#2,35038#486,423
1977#2,46335#466,866
1976#1,66259#476,792
1975#1,67257#427,197
1974#1,84847#417,758
1973#1,33975#388,361
1972#1,31377#369,261
1971#1,50067#3410,872
1970#1,52664#3012,397
1969#1,27677#3012,775
1968#1,29173#2913,362
1967#1,15584#2714,226
1966#1,17882#2714,713
1965#1,40761#2616,033
1964#1,36168#2518,045
1963#1,18884#2518,896
1962#1,32370#2320,425
1961#1,26876#2221,409
1960#1,16587#1922,744
1959#1,13588#1923,876
1958#1,08194#1825,015
1957#1,09092#1527,910
1956#1,11685#1428,223
1955#1,20969#1427,726
1954#1,22466#1429,279
1953#1,16469#1428,361
1952#1,10772#1328,269
1951#1,16065#1527,916
1950#1,28551#1426,999
1949#1,08868#1327,121
1948#1,32748#1426,442
1947#1,12763#1328,260
1946#98572#1326,273
1945#1,14247#1222,138
1944#1,00560#1123,468
1943#94469#1124,421
1942#89776#1023,955
1941#92463#1022,641
1940#76284#923,115
1939#75283#824,056
1938#79279#726,677
1937#75281#727,868
1936#71188#728,639
1935#614112#729,674
1934#635110#630,408
1933#551133#728,450
1932#587125#729,794
1931#517160#729,100
1930#506175#729,052
1929#522170#727,181
1928#536170#725,704
1927#588144#823,834
1926#618133#920,912
1925#719105#1019,193
1924#80985#1017,929
1923#1,03753#1016,433
1922#99756#1214,913
1921#98757#1313,776
1920#1,10346#1611,941
1919#1,13342#179,904
1918#1,21438#189,972
1917#1,37729#208,729
1916#1,63022#207,736
1915#1,67220#207,116
1914#1,48019#234,835
1913#1,60114#253,702
1912#2,3607#272,872
1911—#361,275
1910#2,1406#44860
1909—#42725
1908—#45664
1907—#44616
1906—#51486
1905—#59425
1904—#58413
1903—#60359
1902—#63366
1901—#77250
1900—#79328
1899—#74258
1898—#88238
1897—#92195
1896—#94211
1895—#96203
1894—#106169
1893—#105166
1892—#123137
1891—#136100
1890#1,3385#131109
1889—#18075
1888—#19477
1887—#19860
1886—#22457
1885—#24147
1884—#21659
1883—#20852
1882—#24248
1881—#31327
1880—#24446
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Donald was already there! It came in at #244, and was given to 46 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 28 boys a year got the name.

Where Donald is popular in 1957

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #15 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 69 boysAKMaine: #17 for boys · 183 births · 1 in 58 boysMEVermont: #21 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 70 boysVTNew Hampshire: #18 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 59 boysNHWashington: #13 for boys · 484 births · 1 in 66 boysWAIdaho: #19 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 85 boysIDMontana: #17 for boys · 110 births · 1 in 73 boysMTNorth Dakota: #17 for boys · 107 births · 1 in 68 boysNDMinnesota: #24 for boys · 464 births · 1 in 89 boysMNIllinois: #17 for boys · 1,574 births · 1 in 74 boysILWisconsin: #22 for boys · 572 births · 1 in 82 boysWIMichigan: #18 for boys · 1,427 births · 1 in 71 boysMINew York: #25 for boys · 1,929 births · 1 in 94 boysNYMassachusetts: #20 for boys · 770 births · 1 in 75 boysMARhode Island: #16 for boys · 158 births · 1 in 59 boysRIOregon: #12 for boys · 303 births · 1 in 58 boysORNevada: #16 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 67 boysNVWyoming: #17 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 73 boysWYSouth Dakota: #14 for boys · 132 births · 1 in 61 boysSDIowa: #23 for boys · 376 births · 1 in 82 boysIAIndiana: #17 for boys · 817 births · 1 in 69 boysINOhio: #17 for boys · 1,761 births · 1 in 68 boysOHPennsylvania: #14 for boys · 1,890 births · 1 in 67 boysPANew Jersey: #21 for boys · 767 births · 1 in 80 boysNJConnecticut: #19 for boys · 381 births · 1 in 70 boysCTCalifornia: #16 for boys · 2,225 births · 1 in 79 boysCAUtah: #31 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 134 boysUTColorado: #14 for boys · 300 births · 1 in 69 boysCONebraska: #17 for boys · 229 births · 1 in 68 boysNEMissouri: #14 for boys · 704 births · 1 in 69 boysMOKentucky: #13 for boys · 558 births · 1 in 65 boysKYWest Virginia: #12 for boys · 374 births · 1 in 58 boysWVVirginia: #13 for boys · 623 births · 1 in 71 boysVAMaryland: #12 for boys · 540 births · 1 in 61 boysMDDelaware: #14 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 63 boysDEArizona: #13 for boys · 190 births · 1 in 80 boysAZNew Mexico: #22 for boys · 123 births · 1 in 102 boysNMKansas: #14 for boys · 371 births · 1 in 65 boysKSArkansas: #16 for boys · 272 births · 1 in 75 boysARTennessee: #17 for boys · 527 births · 1 in 78 boysTNNorth Carolina: #11 for boys · 810 births · 1 in 67 boysNCSouth Carolina: #13 for boys · 394 births · 1 in 77 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #16 for boys · 216 births · 1 in 69 boysDCOklahoma: #17 for boys · 320 births · 1 in 75 boysOKLouisiana: #9 for boys · 746 births · 1 in 58 boysLAMississippi: #17 for boys · 300 births · 1 in 94 boysMSAlabama: #13 for boys · 547 births · 1 in 72 boysALGeorgia: #13 for boys · 613 births · 1 in 81 boysGAHawaii: #34 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 135 boysHITexas: #15 for boys · 1,397 births · 1 in 89 boysTXFlorida: #12 for boys · 713 births · 1 in 70 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Louisiana#9 · 1 in 58
  2. North Carolina#11 · 1 in 67
  3. West Virginia#12 · 1 in 58
  4. Oregon#12 · 1 in 58
  5. Maryland#12 · 1 in 61

Best ever in a state: #2 in Minnesota, 1923.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#97461 in 58
North Carolina#118101 in 67
Florida#127131 in 70
Maryland#125401 in 61
Oregon#123031 in 58
West Virginia#123741 in 58
Alabama#135471 in 72
Arizona#131901 in 80
Georgia#136131 in 81
Kentucky#135581 in 65
South Carolina#133941 in 77
Virginia#136231 in 71
Washington#134841 in 66
Colorado#143001 in 69
Delaware#14841 in 63
Kansas#143711 in 65
Missouri#147041 in 69
Pennsylvania#141,8901 in 67
South Dakota#141321 in 61
Alaska#15501 in 69
Texas#151,3971 in 89
Arkansas#162721 in 75
California#162,2251 in 79
District of Columbia#162161 in 69
Nevada#16391 in 67
Rhode Island#161581 in 59
Illinois#171,5741 in 74
Indiana#178171 in 69
Maine#171831 in 58
Mississippi#173001 in 94
Montana#171101 in 73
Nebraska#172291 in 68
North Dakota#171071 in 68
Ohio#171,7611 in 68
Oklahoma#173201 in 75
Tennessee#175271 in 78
Wyoming#17471 in 73
Michigan#181,4271 in 71
New Hampshire#181031 in 59
Connecticut#193811 in 70
Idaho#19861 in 85
Massachusetts#207701 in 75
New Jersey#217671 in 80
Vermont#21581 in 70
New Mexico#221231 in 102
Wisconsin#225721 in 82
Iowa#233761 in 82
Minnesota#244641 in 89
New York#251,9291 in 94
Utah#31921 in 134
Hawaii#34541 in 135

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Donald
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 17 spots since 2024 (#673 → #690)
  • 82 spots since 2020 (#608 → #690)
  • 250 spots since 2015 (#440 → #690)
  • Biggest jump: 71 spots in 1882 (#313 → #242)
  • Biggest drop: 80 spots in 2022 (#596 → #676)
Rise & fade · boys
54 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1934 at #6 (30,408 births)
  • Births halved by 1966, 32 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 10 for 20 yrs
  • Top 10: 20 yrs · run 1923–1942
  • Top 100: 96 yrs · run 1895–1990
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 34
  • Highest: 1 in 34 boys born in 1934 were named Donald (2.9%)
  • Latest: 1 in 4,324 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · boys
The 1930s
  • 20.1% of all boys named Donald (283,718) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s548#180 (1889)#226
1890s1,786#74 (1899)#105
1900s4,632#42 (1909)#58
1910s57,001#17 (1919)#25
1920s191,816#7 (1929)#10
1930s283,718#6 (1934)#7
1940s247,834#9 (1940)#12
1950s273,574#13 (1952)#15
1960s172,628#19 (1960)#25
1970s82,435#30 (1970)#41
1980s50,843#53 (1980)#66
1990s26,756#87 (1990)#141
2000s12,005#217 (2000)#282
2010s6,709#377 (2011)#448
2020s2,539#596 (2021)#650

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Donald in 1957

girls
#1,090
92 births · 1 in 22,227 girls
boys
#15
27,910 births · 1 in 77 boys

Top girls' names in 1957

  1. #1Mary61,102
  2. #2Susan45,954
  3. #3Linda44,517
  4. #4Debra42,728
  5. #5Karen40,591
  6. #6Deborah40,096
  7. #7Cynthia39,340
  8. #8Patricia39,283
  9. #9Barbara29,692
  10. #10Donna28,042
  11. #1,090Donald92

Top boys' names in 1957

  1. #1Michael92,781
  2. #2James84,337
  3. #3David82,403
  4. #4Robert81,765
  5. #5John79,033
  6. #6William56,852
  7. #7Mark52,841
  8. #8Richard52,446
  9. #9Thomas44,625
  10. #10Steven36,842
  11. #15Donald27,910
More about 1957

girls

2,044,851 girls got a published name in 1957; 1 in 22,227 of them was named Donald, which outranked 84.5% of the 7,015 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Donald
  1. #1,083Joseph93
  2. #1,083Lani93
  3. #1,083Linnea93
  4. #1,090Donald92
  5. #1,090Adriana92
  6. #1,090Jeanna92
  7. #1,090Kara92
  8. #1,096Cindie91
  9. #1,096Evangelina91
  10. #1,096Imogene91

Tied with 5 names at #1,090; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1956
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,944Tammi#3,696 → #752
  2. ↑ 1,310Tamela#2,151 → #841
  3. ↑ 1,298Tammie#1,662 → #364
  4. ↑ 993Tia#1,968 → #975
  5. ↑ 676Tamera#1,287 → #611
Fallers
  1. ↓ 423Corliss#878 → #1,301
  2. ↓ 399Glynis#977 → #1,376
  3. ↓ 367Merrie#977 → #1,344
  4. ↓ 303Taryn#935 → #1,238
  5. ↓ 291Glendora#963 → #1,254

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,157,236 boys got a published name in 1957; 1 in 77 of them was named Donald, which outranked 99.7% of the 4,552 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Donald
  1. #12Joseph31,851
  2. #13Gary29,530
  3. #14Kenneth28,064
  4. #15Donald27,910
  5. #16Daniel27,337
  6. #17Ronald27,209
  7. #18Paul27,012
Biggest movers since 1956
Risers
  1. ↑ 714Dion#1,642 → #928
  2. ↑ 404Wes#1,317 → #913
  3. ↑ 371Antoine#1,232 → #861
  4. ↑ 340Domenick#1,335 → #995
  5. ↑ 329Mitch#868 → #539
Fallers
  1. ↓ 458Lannie#999 → #1,457
  2. ↓ 402Desi#986 → #1,388
  3. ↓ 354Gavin#924 → #1,278
  4. ↓ 317Murphy#917 → #1,234
  5. ↓ 288Eliot#897 → #1,185

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1957 →