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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201972peak #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 1972

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #30 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 112 boysAKMaine: #34 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 117 boysMEVermont: #22 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 73 boysVTNew Hampshire: #36 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 125 boysNHWashington: #39 for boys · 134 births · 1 in 163 boysWAIdaho: #69 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 278 boysIDMontana: #40 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 155 boysMTNorth Dakota: #44 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 171 boysNDMinnesota: #64 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 273 boysMNIllinois: #35 for boys · 512 births · 1 in 162 boysILWisconsin: #44 for boys · 143 births · 1 in 213 boysWIMichigan: #33 for boys · 445 births · 1 in 155 boysMINew York: #44 for boys · 576 births · 1 in 212 boysNYMassachusetts: #45 for boys · 170 births · 1 in 222 boysMARhode Island: #41 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 151 boysRIOregon: #36 for boys · 108 births · 1 in 134 boysORNevada: #30 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 113 boysNVWyoming: #29 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 99 boysWYSouth Dakota: #51 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 193 boysSDIowa: #41 for boys · 108 births · 1 in 177 boysIAIndiana: #33 for boys · 315 births · 1 in 132 boysINOhio: #31 for boys · 643 births · 1 in 127 boysOHPennsylvania: #36 for boys · 524 births · 1 in 151 boysPANew Jersey: #45 for boys · 199 births · 1 in 231 boysNJConnecticut: #36 for boys · 118 births · 1 in 151 boysCTCalifornia: #43 for boys · 688 births · 1 in 218 boysCAUtah: #78 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 367 boysUTColorado: #41 for boys · 107 births · 1 in 169 boysCONebraska: #43 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 174 boysNEMissouri: #29 for boys · 284 births · 1 in 124 boysMOKentucky: #28 for boys · 242 births · 1 in 110 boysKYWest Virginia: #33 for boys · 117 births · 1 in 118 boysWVVirginia: #30 for boys · 232 births · 1 in 144 boysVAMaryland: #31 for boys · 199 births · 1 in 119 boysMDDelaware: #30 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 99 boysDEArizona: #44 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 202 boysAZNew Mexico: #55 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 221 boysNMKansas: #38 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 151 boysKSArkansas: #38 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 145 boysARTennessee: #37 for boys · 203 births · 1 in 158 boysTNNorth Carolina: #29 for boys · 302 births · 1 in 138 boysNCSouth Carolina: #29 for boys · 142 births · 1 in 153 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #35 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 144 boysDCOklahoma: #38 for boys · 134 births · 1 in 141 boysOKLouisiana: #25 for boys · 258 births · 1 in 121 boysLAMississippi: #35 for boys · 124 births · 1 in 161 boysMSAlabama: #35 for boys · 182 births · 1 in 152 boysALGeorgia: #32 for boys · 245 births · 1 in 165 boysGAHawaii: #55 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 216 boysHITexas: #46 for boys · 441 births · 1 in 241 boysTXFlorida: #29 for boys · 360 births · 1 in 140 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Vermont#22 · 1 in 73
  2. Louisiana#25 · 1 in 121
  3. Kentucky#28 · 1 in 110
  4. Wyoming#29 · 1 in 99
  5. Missouri#29 · 1 in 124

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#22411 in 73
Louisiana#252581 in 121
Kentucky#282421 in 110
Florida#293601 in 140
Missouri#292841 in 124
North Carolina#293021 in 138
South Carolina#291421 in 153
Wyoming#29221 in 99
Alaska#30241 in 112
Delaware#30371 in 99
Nevada#30301 in 113
Virginia#302321 in 144
Maryland#311991 in 119
Ohio#316431 in 127
Georgia#322451 in 165
Indiana#333151 in 132
Michigan#334451 in 155
West Virginia#331171 in 118
Maine#34621 in 117
Alabama#351821 in 152
District of Columbia#35651 in 144
Illinois#355121 in 162
Mississippi#351241 in 161
Connecticut#361181 in 151
New Hampshire#36411 in 125
Oregon#361081 in 134
Pennsylvania#365241 in 151
Tennessee#372031 in 158
Arkansas#381031 in 145
Kansas#38951 in 151
Oklahoma#381341 in 141
Washington#391341 in 163
Montana#40301 in 155
Colorado#411071 in 169
Iowa#411081 in 177
Rhode Island#41401 in 151
California#436881 in 218
Nebraska#43621 in 174
Arizona#44841 in 202
New York#445761 in 212
North Dakota#44271 in 171
Wisconsin#441431 in 213
Massachusetts#451701 in 222
New Jersey#451991 in 231
Texas#464411 in 241
South Dakota#51231 in 193
Hawaii#55281 in 216
New Mexico#55401 in 221
Minnesota#64981 in 273
Idaho#69211 in 278
Utah#78331 in 367

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 1972

girls
#1,313
77 births · 1 in 19,756 girls
boys
#36
9,261 births · 1 in 175 boys

Top girls' names in 1972

  1. #1Jennifer63,600
  2. #2Michelle29,285
  3. #3Lisa27,543
  4. #4Kimberly26,282
  5. #5Amy25,873
  6. #6Angela23,561
  7. #7Melissa22,494
  8. #8Stephanie16,890
  9. #9Heather16,320
  10. #10Nicole15,755
  11. #1,313Donald77

Top boys' names in 1972

  1. #1Michael71,393
  2. #2Christopher52,172
  3. #3James47,063
  4. #4David46,322
  5. #5John43,158
  6. #6Robert43,013
  7. #7Jason37,423
  8. #8Brian36,306
  9. #9William30,510
  10. #10Matthew22,928
  11. #36Donald9,261
More about 1972

girls

1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 19,756 of them was named Donald, which outranked 86.4% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Donald
  1. #1,303Melynda78
  2. #1,303Phaedra78
  3. #1,303Roseanne78
  4. #1,313Donald77
  5. #1,313Caitlin77
  6. #1,313Charlette77
  7. #1,313Clare77
  8. #1,325Africa76
  9. #1,325Annetta76
  10. #1,325Carina76

Tied with 11 names at #1,313; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,804Camisha#6,619 → #815
  2. ↑ 3,921Catina#4,123 → #202
  3. ↑ 1,842Cherilyn#2,665 → #823
  4. ↑ 1,789Chasity#2,542 → #753
  5. ↑ 1,694Keena#2,542 → #848
Fallers
  1. ↓ 517Shayla#836 → #1,353
  2. ↓ 428Raina#798 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 280Kendall#742 → #1,022
  4. ↓ 275Alycia#951 → #1,226
  5. ↓ 255Charisse#727 → #982

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

boys

1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 175 of them was named Donald, which outranked 99.4% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Donald
  1. #33Sean9,444
  2. #34Edward9,292
  3. #35Patrick9,276
  4. #36Donald9,261
  5. #37Jonathan9,219
  6. #38Keith9,145
  7. #39Ryan8,878
Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,755Demond#3,146 → #391
  2. ↑ 1,286Cade#2,279 → #993
  3. ↑ 905Vidal#1,526 → #621
  4. ↑ 855Damond#1,784 → #929
  5. ↑ 849Kareem#1,254 → #405
Fallers
  1. ↓ 413Rich#914 → #1,327
  2. ↓ 401Monroe#947 → #1,348
  3. ↓ 317Laura#990 → #1,307
  4. ↓ 309Von#976 → #1,285
  5. ↓ 309Westley#998 → #1,307

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

See the top 100 for 1972 →