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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201973peak #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 1973

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #45 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 144 boysAKMaine: #36 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 127 boysMEVermont: #46 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 167 boysVTNew Hampshire: #48 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 181 boysNHWashington: #49 for boys · 111 births · 1 in 193 boysWAIdaho: #48 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 186 boysIDMontana: #46 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 195 boysMTNorth Dakota: #63 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 234 boysNDMinnesota: #64 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 258 boysMNIllinois: #37 for boys · 445 births · 1 in 175 boysILWisconsin: #47 for boys · 142 births · 1 in 207 boysWIMichigan: #35 for boys · 445 births · 1 in 148 boysMINew York: #45 for boys · 503 births · 1 in 227 boysNYMassachusetts: #45 for boys · 171 births · 1 in 206 boysMARhode Island: #34 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 127 boysRIOregon: #49 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 199 boysORNevada: #33 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 132 boysNVWyoming: #96 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 451 boysWYSouth Dakota: #41 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 157 boysSDIowa: #60 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 263 boysIAIndiana: #36 for boys · 261 births · 1 in 152 boysINOhio: #31 for boys · 623 births · 1 in 124 boysOHPennsylvania: #38 for boys · 503 births · 1 in 147 boysPANew Jersey: #44 for boys · 200 births · 1 in 216 boysNJConnecticut: #48 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 217 boysCTCalifornia: #47 for boys · 620 births · 1 in 233 boysCAUtah: #88 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 411 boysUTColorado: #48 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 213 boysCONebraska: #50 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 204 boysNEMissouri: #37 for boys · 213 births · 1 in 155 boysMOKentucky: #32 for boys · 195 births · 1 in 132 boysKYWest Virginia: #25 for boys · 132 births · 1 in 99 boysWVVirginia: #30 for boys · 234 births · 1 in 135 boysVAMaryland: #35 for boys · 143 births · 1 in 150 boysMDDelaware: #32 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 112 boysDEArizona: #48 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 212 boysAZNew Mexico: #107 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 440 boysNMKansas: #49 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 189 boysKSArkansas: #40 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 156 boysARTennessee: #39 for boys · 178 births · 1 in 176 boysTNNorth Carolina: #26 for boys · 306 births · 1 in 129 boysNCSouth Carolina: #32 for boys · 130 births · 1 in 164 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #47 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 220 boysDCOklahoma: #39 for boys · 123 births · 1 in 148 boysOKLouisiana: #22 for boys · 243 births · 1 in 122 boysLAMississippi: #31 for boys · 130 births · 1 in 146 boysMSAlabama: #32 for boys · 170 births · 1 in 156 boysALGeorgia: #30 for boys · 242 births · 1 in 162 boysGAHawaii: #60 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 244 boysHITexas: #49 for boys · 431 births · 1 in 243 boysTXFlorida: #30 for boys · 329 births · 1 in 150 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Louisiana#22 · 1 in 122
  2. West Virginia#25 · 1 in 99
  3. North Carolina#26 · 1 in 129
  4. Virginia#30 · 1 in 135
  5. Florida#30 · 1 in 150

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#222431 in 122
West Virginia#251321 in 99
North Carolina#263061 in 129
Florida#303291 in 150
Georgia#302421 in 162
Virginia#302341 in 135
Mississippi#311301 in 146
Ohio#316231 in 124
Alabama#321701 in 156
Delaware#32301 in 112
Kentucky#321951 in 132
South Carolina#321301 in 164
Nevada#33251 in 132
Rhode Island#34441 in 127
Maryland#351431 in 150
Michigan#354451 in 148
Indiana#362611 in 152
Maine#36551 in 127
Illinois#374451 in 175
Missouri#372131 in 155
Pennsylvania#385031 in 147
Oklahoma#391231 in 148
Tennessee#391781 in 176
Arkansas#40961 in 156
South Dakota#41281 in 157
New Jersey#442001 in 216
Alaska#45171 in 144
Massachusetts#451711 in 206
New York#455031 in 227
Montana#46241 in 195
Vermont#46161 in 167
California#476201 in 233
District of Columbia#47381 in 220
Wisconsin#471421 in 207
Arizona#48811 in 212
Colorado#48851 in 213
Connecticut#48771 in 217
Idaho#48321 in 186
New Hampshire#48271 in 181
Kansas#49731 in 189
Oregon#49721 in 199
Texas#494311 in 243
Washington#491111 in 193
Nebraska#50511 in 204
Hawaii#60241 in 244
Iowa#60691 in 263
North Dakota#63191 in 234
Minnesota#64991 in 258
Utah#88311 in 411
Wyoming#9651 in 451
New Mexico#107201 in 440

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 1973

girls
#1,339
75 births · 1 in 19,443 girls
boys
#38
8,361 births · 1 in 186 boys

Top girls' names in 1973

  1. #1Jennifer62,448
  2. #2Amy26,962
  3. #3Michelle26,935
  4. #4Kimberly23,531
  5. #5Lisa22,677
  6. #6Melissa22,479
  7. #7Angela20,898
  8. #8Heather19,347
  9. #9Stephanie17,263
  10. #10Rebecca14,868
  11. #1,339Donald75

Top boys' names in 1973

  1. #1Michael67,797
  2. #2Christopher48,313
  3. #3Jason46,683
  4. #4James42,836
  5. #5David41,082
  6. #6John39,165
  7. #7Robert38,698
  8. #8Brian35,686
  9. #9William28,018
  10. #10Matthew24,531
  11. #38Donald8,361
More about 1973

girls

1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 19,443 of them was named Donald, which outranked 86.4% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Donald
  1. #1,329Lizabeth76
  2. #1,329Princess76
  3. #1,329Roseanne76
  4. #1,339Donald75
  5. #1,339Billy75
  6. #1,339Calandra75
  7. #1,339Dale75
  8. #1,349Aaron74
  9. #1,349Alethia74
  10. #1,349Bethann74

Tied with 9 names at #1,339; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,091Cicely#4,793 → #702
  2. ↑ 2,295Aubrey#3,177 → #882
  3. ↑ 1,847Nyree#2,680 → #833
  4. ↑ 1,533Danyell#2,523 → #990
  5. ↑ 1,496Vonetta#2,311 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,814Camisha#815 → #2,629
  2. ↓ 470Andra#904 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 416Cherilyn#823 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 284Keena#848 → #1,132
  5. ↓ 281Nicolle#734 → #1,015

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

boys

1,558,576 boys got a published name in 1973; 1 in 186 of them was named Donald, which outranked 99.4% of the 5,877 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. #35Todd8,677
  2. #36Sean8,553
  3. #37Patrick8,480
  4. #38Donald8,361
  5. #39Edward8,360
  6. #40Ronald8,327
  7. #41Keith8,165
Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,348Vashon#3,152 → #804
  2. ↑ 1,405Jory#2,158 → #753
  3. ↑ 348Pernell#1,262 → #914
  4. ↑ 345Enoch#1,307 → #962
  5. ↑ 273Tarik#1,177 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 669Jabbar#917 → #1,586
  2. ↓ 361Wes#993 → #1,354
  3. ↓ 326Paris#797 → #1,123
  4. ↓ 284Christophe#984 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 272Bennett#851 → #1,123

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

See the top 100 for 1973 →