Don Boy
How popular is Don?
#1,793 boy name in 2025
89 baby boys were named Don in the US in 2025, making it the 1793rd most popular boy name.
80,809living people named Don (est.)
68median age of people named Don
168,839babies named Don since 1880
1 in 37,251US babies born in 2025
Don popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,793 for boys (▼ 17 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 89 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-24% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,444 in 2015, #1,716 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1946 (4,110 boys) |
| Highest rank | #50 in 1934 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Don is most popular
Babies named Don per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Georgia: 0.1 per 1,000 (20 boys)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (67 boys)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (32 boys)
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (30 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (45 boys)
Don by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 454 | #203 |
| 1890s | 620 | #190 |
| 1900s | 817 | #193 |
| 1910s | 5,683 | #145 |
| 1920s | 16,941 | #78 |
| 1930s | 35,980 | #50 |
| 1940s | 36,255 | #62 |
| 1950s | 29,452 | #107 |
| 1960s | 22,123 | #115 |
| 1970s | 8,496 | #203 |
| 1980s | 4,989 | #298 |
| 1990s | 2,638 | #538 |
| 2000s | 1,530 | #827 |
| 2010s | 1,072 | #1,352 |
| 2020s | 582 | #1,551 |
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Questions
- Is Don a boy or girl name?
- Don is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Don were boys.
- How popular is the name Don?
- 89 baby boys were named Don in the US in 2025, making it the 1793rd most popular boy name.
- When was Don most popular?
- Don peaked in 1946, when 4,110 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #50 in 1934.
- How many people are named Don?
- 168,839 babies have been named Don in the US since 1880. We estimate about 80,809 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 68.
- Where is Don most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Don was most common in Georgia, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.