Donn

Last seen for girls in 1978 at #6,948 · Last seen for boys in 2024 at #12,349
Given to boys 99.1% of the time

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Peak · boys
1949 · 341 births
Debut · boys
7 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
6,553
since 1912

Donn over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Donn has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201951peak #366, 1949boys
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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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2024—#12,3495
2023—#12,2395
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2019—#8,8898
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2016—#10,7446
2015—#12,0865
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2013—#12,1365
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2007—#10,9216
2006—#10,6626
2005—#10,1516
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2002—#9,3926
2001—#10,5565
2000—#4,38917
1999—#9,9125
1998—#5,84010
1997—#5,28811
1996—#5,9829
1995—#7,7926
1994—#7,7706
1993—#7,6386
1992—#6,6707
1991—#5,09610
1990—#3,77915
1989—#3,20518
1988—#2,59922
1987—#2,33324
1986—#2,68419
1985—#2,59819
1984—#2,82416
1983—#2,34121
1982—#3,10814
1981—#2,13824
1980—#1,85230
1979—#1,86729
1978#6,9488#2,06823
1977—#1,67032
1976—#1,42739
1975—#1,34542
1974—#1,40937
1973—#1,16350
1972#8,2925#1,01463
1971#7,3886#1,07058
1970—#87585
1969—#84682
1968#6,2466#78888
1967—#79185
1966—#84873
1965#6,5395#87370
1964#6,0096#723113
1963—#77397
1962#5,2937#750103
1961#5,3097#726112
1960#5,1687#657141
1959—#634149
1958—#615156
1957—#587171
1956—#626147
1955—#528193
1954—#566168
1953—#510190
1952—#517182
1951#5,4145#462216
1950—#424250
1949—#366341
1948—#530157
1947—#618121
1946—#556131
1945—#599102
1944—#64292
1943—#70383
1942—#64697
1941—#66285
1940—#65385
1939—#66380
1938—#64486
1937—#72270
1936—#74266
1935—#69775
1934—#60196
1933—#61987
1932—#62092
1931—#71772
1930—#599103
1929—#527122
1928—#62996
1927—#65993
1926—#65493
1925—#81466
1924—#98451
1923—#1,05745
1922—#1,12040
1921—#1,15938
1920—#1,41627
1919—#1,97316
1918—#1,40426
1917—#1,36226
1916—#1,41524
1915—#1,60019
1914—#1,68714
1913—#1,49713
1912—#2,0457
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First appearance
1912

The first year at least five boys were named Donn! It came in at #2,045, and was given to 7 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 2003–2004, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Donn is popular in 1951

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Donn, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Donn, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Donn, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Donn, so not publishedNHWashington: #273 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,008 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Donn, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Donn, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Donn, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #217 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,908 boysMNIllinois: #350 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 6,956 boysILWisconsin: #219 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,520 boysWIMichigan: #277 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 4,681 boysMINew York: #492 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 14,383 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Donn, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Donn, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Donn, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Donn, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Donn, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #163 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,162 boysSDIowa: #315 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,261 boysIAIndiana: #262 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,740 boysINOhio: #303 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 5,430 boysOHPennsylvania: #437 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 14,386 boysPANew Jersey: #300 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,074 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Donn, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #378 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 6,169 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Donn, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Donn, so not publishedCONebraska: #198 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,713 boysNEMissouri: #421 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,853 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Donn, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Donn, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Donn, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Donn, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Donn, so not publishedDEArizona: #270 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,115 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Donn, so not publishedNMKansas: #277 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,566 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Donn, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Donn, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Donn, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Donn, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Donn, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Donn, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Donn, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Donn, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Donn, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Donn, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Donn, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Donn, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Donn, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Dakota#163 · 1 in 1,162
  2. Nebraska#198 · 1 in 1,713
  3. Minnesota#217 · 1 in 2,908
  4. Wisconsin#219 · 1 in 3,520
  5. Indiana#262 · 1 in 3,740

Best ever in a state: #133 in Nebraska, 1949.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#16371 in 1,162
Nebraska#19891 in 1,713
Minnesota#217131 in 2,908
Wisconsin#219121 in 3,520
Indiana#262131 in 3,740
Arizona#27051 in 2,115
Washington#27371 in 4,008
Kansas#27761 in 3,566
Michigan#277181 in 4,681
New Jersey#30071 in 7,074
Ohio#303181 in 5,430
Iowa#31561 in 5,261
Illinois#350141 in 6,956
California#378211 in 6,169
Missouri#42151 in 8,853
Pennsylvania#43781 in 14,386
New York#492111 in 14,383
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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 Donn
Momentum · boys
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2024
  • Biggest jump: 170 spots in 1925 (#984 → #814)
  • Biggest drop: 195 spots in 1971 (#875 → #1,070)
Rise & fade · boys
37 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1912
  • Peaked 1949 at #366 (341 births)
  • Births halved by 1954, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 47 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 47 yrs · run 1924–1970
Share of babies · boys
1 in 5,202
  • Highest: 1 in 5,202 boys born in 1949 were named Donn (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 344,578 boys born in 2024 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 27.8% of all boys named Donn (1,822) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s145#1,362 (1917)#1,623
1920s671#527 (1929)#902
1930s827#599 (1930)#662
1940s1,294#366 (1949)#598
1950s1,822#424 (1950)#547
1960s964#657 (1960)#778
1970s458#875 (1970)#1,391
1980s207#1,852 (1980)#2,568
1990s85#3,779 (1990)#6,577
2000s46#4,389 (2000)#9,345
2010s24#8,889 (2019)#10,964
2020s10#12,239 (2023)#12,294

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.

Donn in 1951

girls
#5,414
5 births · 1 in 360,172 girls
boys
#462
216 births · 1 in 8,717 boys

Top girls' names in 1951

  1. #1Linda73,982
  2. #2Mary65,721
  3. #3Patricia56,446
  4. #4Deborah42,053
  5. #5Barbara40,617
  6. #6Susan40,228
  7. #7Nancy30,346
  8. #8Karen27,998
  9. #9Sandra27,665
  10. #10Kathleen26,716
  11. #5,414Donn5

Top boys' names in 1951

  1. #1James87,256
  2. #2Robert86,353
  3. #3John81,569
  4. #4Michael72,807
  5. #5David64,788
  6. #6William62,781
  7. #7Richard54,541
  8. #8Thomas48,275
  9. #9Charles39,406
  10. #10Gary38,160
  11. #462Donn216
More about 1951

girls

1,800,859 girls got a published name in 1951; 1 in 360,172 of them was named Donn, which outranked 12.9% of the 6,213 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Donn
  1. #4,833Zollie6
  2. #4,833Zonnie6
  3. #4,833Zorina6
  4. #5,414Donn5
  5. #5,414Abelina5
  6. #5,414Adlean5
  7. #5,414Adriene5

Tied with 799 names at #5,414; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1950
Risers
  1. ↑ 345Rhona#1,333 → #988
  2. ↑ 307Bobbi#1,153 → #846
  3. ↑ 296Ricki#1,090 → #794
  4. ↑ 295Mindy#771 → #476
  5. ↑ 288Sharleen#1,053 → #765
Fallers
  1. ↓ 395Sharman#668 → #1,063
  2. ↓ 343Manuela#773 → #1,116
  3. ↓ 294Allie#945 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 253Merrie#937 → #1,190
  5. ↓ 252Olive#891 → #1,143

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

boys

1,882,837 boys got a published name in 1951; 1 in 8,717 of them was named Donn, which outranked 89.1% of the 4,253 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Donn
  1. #459Derrick218
  2. #459Harrison218
  3. #461Christophe217
  4. #462Donn216
  5. #462Burton216
  6. #464Darnell215
  7. #464Emil215
  8. #464Norbert215

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1950
Risers
  1. ↑ 428Kimberly#1,139 → #711
  2. ↑ 372Cole#1,364 → #992
  3. ↑ 357Wayland#1,272 → #915
  4. ↑ 354Ricki#1,139 → #785
  5. ↑ 346Lou#1,289 → #943
Fallers
  1. ↓ 944Jory#960 → #1,904
  2. ↓ 502Samual#960 → #1,462
  3. ↓ 426Carlyle#918 → #1,344
  4. ↓ 319Shaun#899 → #1,218
  5. ↓ 318Tex#977 → #1,295

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

See the top 100 for 1951 →