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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | |
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 1981
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Delaware#43 · 1 in 136
- Maryland#43 · 1 in 178
- Louisiana#44 · 1 in 189
- Florida#44 · 1 in 216
- Ohio#46 · 1 in 200
Best ever in a state: #2 in Minnesota, 1923.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | #43 | 28 | 1 in 136 |
| Maryland | #43 | 136 | 1 in 178 |
| Florida | #44 | 292 | 1 in 216 |
| Louisiana | #44 | 194 | 1 in 189 |
| Georgia | #46 | 170 | 1 in 237 |
| Ohio | #46 | 404 | 1 in 200 |
| South Carolina | #46 | 94 | 1 in 225 |
| Alaska | #47 | 26 | 1 in 154 |
| West Virginia | #47 | 69 | 1 in 187 |
| Virginia | #48 | 151 | 1 in 229 |
| Michigan | #49 | 302 | 1 in 217 |
| Alabama | #50 | 112 | 1 in 235 |
| Kentucky | #50 | 137 | 1 in 197 |
| Tennessee | #51 | 139 | 1 in 233 |
| Maine | #52 | 35 | 1 in 201 |
| Illinois | #53 | 313 | 1 in 270 |
| Missouri | #53 | 150 | 1 in 244 |
| North Carolina | #53 | 159 | 1 in 238 |
| Pennsylvania | #53 | 316 | 1 in 245 |
| Oklahoma | #56 | 95 | 1 in 248 |
| Rhode Island | #56 | 22 | 1 in 259 |
| Indiana | #57 | 150 | 1 in 267 |
| Massachusetts | #57 | 121 | 1 in 295 |
| Nevada | #57 | 21 | 1 in 270 |
| Connecticut | #59 | 57 | 1 in 313 |
| Mississippi | #62 | 72 | 1 in 267 |
| New York | #62 | 323 | 1 in 352 |
| Wyoming | #64 | 17 | 1 in 237 |
| New Jersey | #65 | 118 | 1 in 360 |
| New Hampshire | #66 | 19 | 1 in 323 |
| Arizona | #67 | 70 | 1 in 331 |
| Colorado | #68 | 73 | 1 in 327 |
| Oregon | #69 | 67 | 1 in 300 |
| South Dakota | #69 | 17 | 1 in 319 |
| Montana | #70 | 19 | 1 in 306 |
| Arkansas | #73 | 48 | 1 in 318 |
| Washington | #74 | 87 | 1 in 365 |
| Vermont | #75 | 10 | 1 in 321 |
| Wisconsin | #77 | 88 | 1 in 394 |
| Nebraska | #80 | 31 | 1 in 398 |
| Texas | #80 | 381 | 1 in 362 |
| Kansas | #81 | 46 | 1 in 395 |
| District of Columbia | #83 | 20 | 1 in 397 |
| California | #84 | 514 | 1 in 391 |
| Idaho | #87 | 20 | 1 in 409 |
| Minnesota | #88 | 64 | 1 in 513 |
| Iowa | #92 | 39 | 1 in 560 |
| North Dakota | #97 | 12 | 1 in 490 |
| New Mexico | #117 | 21 | 1 in 531 |
| Utah | #118 | 29 | 1 in 656 |
| Hawaii | #124 | 12 | 1 in 569 |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1934 at #6 (30,408 births)
- Births halved by 1966, 32 yrs later
- Top 10: 20 yrs · run 1923–1942
- Top 100: 96 yrs · run 1895–1990
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 34 boys born in 1934 were named Donald (2.9%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,324 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 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 1981
Top girls' names in 1981
Top boys' names in 1981
More about 1981
girls
1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 41,702 of them was named Donald, which outranked 80.3% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,375Terica41
- #2,375Trishia41
- #2,375Willow41
- #2,409Donald40
- #2,409Aiesha40
- #2,409Amaris40
- #2,409Aspen40
- #2,447Akia39
- #2,447Alyse39
- #2,447Breana39
Tied with 37 names at #2,409; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,791,177 boys got a published name in 1981; 1 in 303 of them was named Donald, which outranked 99.2% of the 7,289 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.