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
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1934 · 30,408 births
- Debut · boys
- 46 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 96 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 1,414,824since 1880
Donald over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #690 | 395 | |
| 2024 | — | #673 | 408 | |
| 2023 | — | #659 | 415 | |
| 2022 | — | #676 | 403 | |
| 2021 | — | #596 | 468 | |
| 2020 | — | #608 | 450 | |
| 2019 | — | #549 | 513 | |
| 2018 | — | #524 | 541 | |
| 2017 | — | #486 | 603 | |
| 2016 | — | #489 | 625 | |
| 2015 | — | #440 | 696 | |
| 2014 | — | #419 | 738 | |
| 2013 | — | #415 | 711 | |
| 2012 | — | #400 | 729 | |
| 2011 | — | #377 | 788 | |
| 2010 | — | #377 | 765 | |
| 2009 | — | #363 | 839 | |
| 2008 | — | #332 | 992 | |
| 2007 | — | #321 | 999 | |
| 2006 | — | #303 | 1,098 | |
| 2005 | — | #289 | 1,150 | |
| 2004 | #11,624 | 8 | #263 | 1,251 |
| 2003 | — | #253 | 1,308 | |
| 2002 | — | #252 | 1,289 | |
| 2001 | — | #231 | 1,470 | |
| 2000 | — | #217 | 1,609 | |
| 1999 | — | #192 | 1,747 | |
| 1998 | — | #180 | 1,862 | |
| 1997 | #9,017 | 9 | #173 | 1,970 |
| 1996 | #10,567 | 7 | #158 | 2,184 |
| 1995 | #9,553 | 8 | #155 | 2,252 |
| 1994 | #13,430 | 5 | #132 | 2,652 |
| 1993 | #7,038 | 12 | #118 | 2,996 |
| 1992 | — | #110 | 3,266 | |
| 1991 | #8,588 | 9 | #102 | 3,650 |
| 1990 | #7,303 | 11 | #87 | 4,177 |
| 1989 | #4,848 | 18 | #82 | 4,323 |
| 1988 | #2,867 | 36 | #76 | 4,328 |
| 1987 | #2,434 | 42 | #70 | 4,501 |
| 1986 | #2,779 | 34 | #71 | 4,661 |
| 1985 | #2,601 | 37 | #66 | 4,750 |
| 1984 | #2,574 | 36 | #63 | 5,062 |
| 1983 | #2,097 | 47 | #60 | 5,327 |
| 1982 | #2,185 | 46 | #58 | 5,712 |
| 1981 | #2,409 | 40 | #56 | 5,910 |
| 1980 | #2,189 | 46 | #53 | 6,269 |
| 1979 | #1,731 | 63 | #51 | 6,508 |
| 1978 | #2,350 | 38 | #48 | 6,423 |
| 1977 | #2,463 | 35 | #46 | 6,866 |
| 1976 | #1,662 | 59 | #47 | 6,792 |
| 1975 | #1,672 | 57 | #42 | 7,197 |
| 1974 | #1,848 | 47 | #41 | 7,758 |
| 1973 | #1,339 | 75 | #38 | 8,361 |
| 1972 | #1,313 | 77 | #36 | 9,261 |
| 1971 | #1,500 | 67 | #34 | 10,872 |
| 1970 | #1,526 | 64 | #30 | 12,397 |
| 1969 | #1,276 | 77 | #30 | 12,775 |
| 1968 | #1,291 | 73 | #29 | 13,362 |
| 1967 | #1,155 | 84 | #27 | 14,226 |
| 1966 | #1,178 | 82 | #27 | 14,713 |
| 1965 | #1,407 | 61 | #26 | 16,033 |
| 1964 | #1,361 | 68 | #25 | 18,045 |
| 1963 | #1,188 | 84 | #25 | 18,896 |
| 1962 | #1,323 | 70 | #23 | 20,425 |
| 1961 | #1,268 | 76 | #22 | 21,409 |
| 1960 | #1,165 | 87 | #19 | 22,744 |
| 1959 | #1,135 | 88 | #19 | 23,876 |
| 1958 | #1,081 | 94 | #18 | 25,015 |
| 1957 | #1,090 | 92 | #15 | 27,910 |
| 1956 | #1,116 | 85 | #14 | 28,223 |
| 1955 | #1,209 | 69 | #14 | 27,726 |
| 1954 | #1,224 | 66 | #14 | 29,279 |
| 1953 | #1,164 | 69 | #14 | 28,361 |
| 1952 | #1,107 | 72 | #13 | 28,269 |
| 1951 | #1,160 | 65 | #15 | 27,916 |
| 1950 | #1,285 | 51 | #14 | 26,999 |
| 1949 | #1,088 | 68 | #13 | 27,121 |
| 1948 | #1,327 | 48 | #14 | 26,442 |
| 1947 | #1,127 | 63 | #13 | 28,260 |
| 1946 | #985 | 72 | #13 | 26,273 |
| 1945 | #1,142 | 47 | #12 | 22,138 |
| 1944 | #1,005 | 60 | #11 | 23,468 |
| 1943 | #944 | 69 | #11 | 24,421 |
| 1942 | #897 | 76 | #10 | 23,955 |
| 1941 | #924 | 63 | #10 | 22,641 |
| 1940 | #762 | 84 | #9 | 23,115 |
| 1939 | #752 | 83 | #8 | 24,056 |
| 1938 | #792 | 79 | #7 | 26,677 |
| 1937 | #752 | 81 | #7 | 27,868 |
| 1936 | #711 | 88 | #7 | 28,639 |
| 1935 | #614 | 112 | #7 | 29,674 |
| 1934 | #635 | 110 | #6 | 30,408 |
| 1933 | #551 | 133 | #7 | 28,450 |
| 1932 | #587 | 125 | #7 | 29,794 |
| 1931 | #517 | 160 | #7 | 29,100 |
| 1930 | #506 | 175 | #7 | 29,052 |
| 1929 | #522 | 170 | #7 | 27,181 |
| 1928 | #536 | 170 | #7 | 25,704 |
| 1927 | #588 | 144 | #8 | 23,834 |
| 1926 | #618 | 133 | #9 | 20,912 |
| 1925 | #719 | 105 | #10 | 19,193 |
| 1924 | #809 | 85 | #10 | 17,929 |
| 1923 | #1,037 | 53 | #10 | 16,433 |
| 1922 | #997 | 56 | #12 | 14,913 |
| 1921 | #987 | 57 | #13 | 13,776 |
| 1920 | #1,103 | 46 | #16 | 11,941 |
| 1919 | #1,133 | 42 | #17 | 9,904 |
| 1918 | #1,214 | 38 | #18 | 9,972 |
| 1917 | #1,377 | 29 | #20 | 8,729 |
| 1916 | #1,630 | 22 | #20 | 7,736 |
| 1915 | #1,672 | 20 | #20 | 7,116 |
| 1914 | #1,480 | 19 | #23 | 4,835 |
| 1913 | #1,601 | 14 | #25 | 3,702 |
| 1912 | #2,360 | 7 | #27 | 2,872 |
| 1911 | — | #36 | 1,275 | |
| 1910 | #2,140 | 6 | #44 | 860 |
| 1909 | — | #42 | 725 | |
| 1908 | — | #45 | 664 | |
| 1907 | — | #44 | 616 | |
| 1906 | — | #51 | 486 | |
| 1905 | — | #59 | 425 | |
| 1904 | — | #58 | 413 | |
| 1903 | — | #60 | 359 | |
| 1902 | — | #63 | 366 | |
| 1901 | — | #77 | 250 | |
| 1900 | — | #79 | 328 | |
| 1899 | — | #74 | 258 | |
| 1898 | — | #88 | 238 | |
| 1897 | — | #92 | 195 | |
| 1896 | — | #94 | 211 | |
| 1895 | — | #96 | 203 | |
| 1894 | — | #106 | 169 | |
| 1893 | — | #105 | 166 | |
| 1892 | — | #123 | 137 | |
| 1891 | — | #136 | 100 | |
| 1890 | #1,338 | 5 | #131 | 109 |
| 1889 | — | #180 | 75 | |
| 1888 | — | #194 | 77 | |
| 1887 | — | #198 | 60 | |
| 1886 | — | #224 | 57 | |
| 1885 | — | #241 | 47 | |
| 1884 | — | #216 | 59 | |
| 1883 | — | #208 | 52 | |
| 1882 | — | #242 | 48 | |
| 1881 | — | #313 | 27 | |
| 1880 | — | #244 | 46 | |
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 1942
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Kentucky#6 · 1 in 41
- Vermont#7 · 1 in 32
- Wyoming#7 · 1 in 35
- South Dakota#8 · 1 in 32
- Nebraska#8 · 1 in 35
Best ever in a state: #2 in Minnesota, 1923.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #6 | 737 | 1 in 41 |
| Vermont | #7 | 90 | 1 in 32 |
| Wyoming | #7 | 60 | 1 in 35 |
| Maine | #8 | 199 | 1 in 38 |
| Nebraska | #8 | 310 | 1 in 35 |
| New Hampshire | #8 | 111 | 1 in 37 |
| South Dakota | #8 | 159 | 1 in 32 |
| Colorado | #9 | 263 | 1 in 40 |
| Missouri | #9 | 821 | 1 in 41 |
| West Virginia | #9 | 462 | 1 in 45 |
| Illinois | #10 | 1,601 | 1 in 46 |
| Iowa | #10 | 571 | 1 in 40 |
| Kansas | #10 | 375 | 1 in 41 |
| Louisiana | #10 | 388 | 1 in 67 |
| Michigan | #10 | 1,306 | 1 in 44 |
| Minnesota | #10 | 628 | 1 in 43 |
| North Dakota | #10 | 164 | 1 in 35 |
| Virginia | #10 | 449 | 1 in 66 |
| Wisconsin | #10 | 720 | 1 in 41 |
| Arkansas | #11 | 323 | 1 in 65 |
| Montana | #11 | 107 | 1 in 45 |
| Nevada | #11 | 19 | 1 in 45 |
| Ohio | #11 | 1,537 | 1 in 44 |
| Oklahoma | #11 | 395 | 1 in 54 |
| Oregon | #11 | 235 | 1 in 43 |
| Washington | #11 | 388 | 1 in 45 |
| California | #12 | 1,260 | 1 in 58 |
| Florida | #12 | 273 | 1 in 68 |
| Indiana | #12 | 793 | 1 in 43 |
| Maryland | #13 | 339 | 1 in 54 |
| North Carolina | #13 | 590 | 1 in 71 |
| Pennsylvania | #13 | 1,854 | 1 in 50 |
| Tennessee | #13 | 468 | 1 in 68 |
| Alabama | #14 | 453 | 1 in 72 |
| Delaware | #14 | 43 | 1 in 53 |
| Alaska | #15 | 10 | 1 in 45 |
| District of Columbia | #15 | 137 | 1 in 67 |
| Idaho | #15 | 74 | 1 in 65 |
| Massachusetts | #15 | 706 | 1 in 56 |
| New Jersey | #15 | 592 | 1 in 63 |
| Rhode Island | #15 | 118 | 1 in 52 |
| Connecticut | #16 | 293 | 1 in 57 |
| Texas | #16 | 832 | 1 in 85 |
| New York | #17 | 1,749 | 1 in 67 |
| Arizona | #20 | 64 | 1 in 94 |
| Georgia | #21 | 363 | 1 in 97 |
| South Carolina | #25 | 208 | 1 in 114 |
| Utah | #25 | 66 | 1 in 106 |
| New Mexico | #26 | 57 | 1 in 106 |
| Hawaii | #28 | 44 | 1 in 95 |
| Mississippi | #33 | 151 | 1 in 157 |
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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 548 | #180 (1889) | #226 |
| 1890s | 1,786 | #74 (1899) | #105 |
| 1900s | 4,632 | #42 (1909) | #58 |
| 1910s | 57,001 | #17 (1919) | #25 |
| 1920s | 191,816 | #7 (1929) | #10 |
| 1930s | 283,718 | #6 (1934) | #7 |
| 1940s | 247,834 | #9 (1940) | #12 |
| 1950s | 273,574 | #13 (1952) | #15 |
| 1960s | 172,628 | #19 (1960) | #25 |
| 1970s | 82,435 | #30 (1970) | #41 |
| 1980s | 50,843 | #53 (1980) | #66 |
| 1990s | 26,756 | #87 (1990) | #141 |
| 2000s | 12,005 | #217 (2000) | #282 |
| 2010s | 6,709 | #377 (2011) | #448 |
| 2020s | 2,539 | #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 1942
girls
#897
76 births · 1 in 17,773 girls
boys
#10
23,955 births · 1 in 58 boys
Top girls' names in 1942
Top boys' names in 1942
More about 1942
girls
1,350,719 girls got a published name in 1942; 1 in 17,773 of them was named Donald, which outranked 83.3% of the 5,378 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,381,161 boys got a published name in 1942; 1 in 58 of them was named Donald, which outranked 99.8% of the 4,044 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Donald
Biggest movers since 1941
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.