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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #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 1966

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #31 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 109 boysAKMaine: #23 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 90 boysMEVermont: #25 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 86 boysVTNew Hampshire: #34 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 128 boysNHWashington: #25 for boys · 232 births · 1 in 105 boysWAIdaho: #24 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 110 boysIDMontana: #28 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 133 boysMTNorth Dakota: #36 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 139 boysNDMinnesota: #36 for boys · 214 births · 1 in 149 boysMNIllinois: #26 for boys · 856 births · 1 in 111 boysILWisconsin: #32 for boys · 280 births · 1 in 137 boysWIMichigan: #27 for boys · 763 births · 1 in 104 boysMINew York: #35 for boys · 1,008 births · 1 in 156 boysNYMassachusetts: #29 for boys · 393 births · 1 in 123 boysMARhode Island: #32 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 128 boysRIOregon: #27 for boys · 134 births · 1 in 112 boysORNevada: #18 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 68 boysNVWyoming: #25 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 91 boysWYSouth Dakota: #31 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 121 boysSDIowa: #30 for boys · 191 births · 1 in 124 boysIAIndiana: #26 for boys · 454 births · 1 in 100 boysINOhio: #27 for boys · 1,010 births · 1 in 92 boysOHPennsylvania: #28 for boys · 957 births · 1 in 100 boysPANew Jersey: #36 for boys · 381 births · 1 in 147 boysNJConnecticut: #28 for boys · 221 births · 1 in 108 boysCTCalifornia: #31 for boys · 1,179 births · 1 in 141 boysCAUtah: #64 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 240 boysUTColorado: #28 for boys · 145 births · 1 in 115 boysCONebraska: #27 for boys · 115 births · 1 in 103 boysNEMissouri: #25 for boys · 374 births · 1 in 102 boysMOKentucky: #23 for boys · 297 births · 1 in 94 boysKYWest Virginia: #16 for boys · 204 births · 1 in 70 boysWVVirginia: #24 for boys · 344 births · 1 in 108 boysVAMaryland: #26 for boys · 315 births · 1 in 94 boysMDDelaware: #29 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 108 boysDEArizona: #27 for boys · 113 births · 1 in 126 boysAZNew Mexico: #34 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 133 boysNMKansas: #29 for boys · 131 births · 1 in 122 boysKSArkansas: #25 for boys · 152 births · 1 in 104 boysARTennessee: #30 for boys · 283 births · 1 in 118 boysTNNorth Carolina: #20 for boys · 441 births · 1 in 98 boysNCSouth Carolina: #18 for boys · 228 births · 1 in 101 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #28 for boys · 107 births · 1 in 117 boysDCOklahoma: #26 for boys · 172 births · 1 in 105 boysOKLouisiana: #19 for boys · 371 births · 1 in 95 boysLAMississippi: #22 for boys · 193 births · 1 in 111 boysMSAlabama: #24 for boys · 261 births · 1 in 117 boysALGeorgia: #23 for boys · 382 births · 1 in 110 boysGAHawaii: #67 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 253 boysHITexas: #30 for boys · 699 births · 1 in 143 boysTXFlorida: #25 for boys · 428 births · 1 in 111 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. West Virginia#16 · 1 in 70
  2. Nevada#18 · 1 in 68
  3. South Carolina#18 · 1 in 101
  4. Louisiana#19 · 1 in 95
  5. North Carolina#20 · 1 in 98

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#162041 in 70
Nevada#18491 in 68
South Carolina#182281 in 101
Louisiana#193711 in 95
North Carolina#204411 in 98
Mississippi#221931 in 111
Georgia#233821 in 110
Kentucky#232971 in 94
Maine#23931 in 90
Alabama#242611 in 117
Idaho#24491 in 110
Virginia#243441 in 108
Arkansas#251521 in 104
Florida#254281 in 111
Missouri#253741 in 102
Vermont#25381 in 86
Washington#252321 in 105
Wyoming#25241 in 91
Illinois#268561 in 111
Indiana#264541 in 100
Maryland#263151 in 94
Oklahoma#261721 in 105
Arizona#271131 in 126
Michigan#277631 in 104
Nebraska#271151 in 103
Ohio#271,0101 in 92
Oregon#271341 in 112
Colorado#281451 in 115
Connecticut#282211 in 108
District of Columbia#281071 in 117
Montana#28401 in 133
Pennsylvania#289571 in 100
Delaware#29401 in 108
Kansas#291311 in 122
Massachusetts#293931 in 123
Iowa#301911 in 124
Tennessee#302831 in 118
Texas#306991 in 143
Alaska#31261 in 109
California#311,1791 in 141
South Dakota#31441 in 121
Rhode Island#32601 in 128
Wisconsin#322801 in 137
New Hampshire#34431 in 128
New Mexico#34731 in 133
New York#351,0081 in 156
Minnesota#362141 in 149
New Jersey#363811 in 147
North Dakota#36391 in 139
Utah#64431 in 240
Hawaii#67241 in 253

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 1966

girls
#1,178
82 births · 1 in 20,636 girls
boys
#27
14,713 births · 1 in 121 boys

Top girls' names in 1966

  1. #1Lisa56,918
  2. #2Kimberly32,232
  3. #3Mary28,890
  4. #4Michelle27,159
  5. #5Karen25,450
  6. #6Susan23,776
  7. #7Patricia20,112
  8. #8Tammy18,621
  9. #9Angela18,532
  10. #10Jennifer18,215
  11. #1,178Donald82

Top boys' names in 1966

  1. #1Michael79,985
  2. #2David66,408
  3. #3James65,163
  4. #4John65,016
  5. #5Robert59,317
  6. #6William38,237
  7. #7Mark34,801
  8. #8Richard34,457
  9. #9Jeffrey30,200
  10. #10Thomas29,003
  11. #27Donald14,713
More about 1966

girls

1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 20,636 of them was named Donald, which outranked 84.5% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Donald
  1. #1,171Gillian83
  2. #1,171Marilee83
  3. #1,171Windy83
  4. #1,178Donald82
  5. #1,178Alexandria82
  6. #1,178Bethann82
  7. #1,178Bobby82
  8. #1,189Callie81
  9. #1,189Cyndi81
  10. #1,189Debbi81

Tied with 10 names at #1,178; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,121Tabatha#6,539 → #418
  2. ↑ 1,469Tabitha#1,993 → #524
  3. ↑ 1,325Joell#2,247 → #922
  4. ↑ 1,047Tatia#1,715 → #668
  5. ↑ 969Nichole#1,829 → #860
Fallers
  1. ↓ 398Barb#815 → #1,213
  2. ↓ 310Jewell#952 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 288Roxie#944 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 284Aretha#818 → #1,102
  5. ↓ 280Kecia#392 → #672

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

boys

1,783,461 boys got a published name in 1966; 1 in 121 of them was named Donald, which outranked 99.4% of the 4,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Donald
  1. #24Ronald16,952
  2. #25Eric16,475
  3. #26Stephen14,742
  4. #27Donald14,713
  5. #28Gary14,155
  6. #29Todd13,557
  7. #30Edward13,279
Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,207Jarrod#1,720 → #513
  2. ↑ 893Heath#1,254 → #361
  3. ↑ 467Illya#1,294 → #827
  4. ↑ 419Jarrett#1,294 → #875
  5. ↑ 399Reynold#1,360 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 464Quint#986 → #1,450
  2. ↓ 303Dario#934 → #1,237
  3. ↓ 299Darran#1,000 → #1,299
  4. ↓ 281Artie#897 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 268Daryn#716 → #984

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

See the top 100 for 1966 →