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How popular is Donald?
#690 boy name in 2025
395 baby boys were named Donald in the US in 2025, making it the 690th most popular boy name.
671,923living people named Donald (est.)
68median age of people named Donald
1,420,387babies named Donald since 1880
1 in 8,393US babies born in 2025
Donald popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #690 for boys (▼ 17 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 395 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-43% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #440 in 2015, #608 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1934 (30,408 boys) |
| Highest rank | #6 in 1934 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Donald is most popular
Babies named Donald per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Delaware: 0.7 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- Louisiana: 0.5 per 1,000 (54 boys)
- Michigan: 0.4 per 1,000 (88 boys)
- Alabama: 0.4 per 1,000 (46 boys)
- Pennsylvania: 0.4 per 1,000 (109 boys)
Donald by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 548 | #180 |
| 1890s | 1,786 | #74 |
| 1900s | 4,632 | #42 |
| 1910s | 57,001 | #17 |
| 1920s | 191,816 | #7 |
| 1930s | 283,718 | #6 |
| 1940s | 247,834 | #9 |
| 1950s | 273,574 | #13 |
| 1960s | 172,628 | #19 |
| 1970s | 82,435 | #30 |
| 1980s | 50,843 | #53 |
| 1990s | 26,756 | #87 |
| 2000s | 12,005 | #217 |
| 2010s | 6,709 | #377 |
| 2020s | 2,539 | #596 |
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Questions
- Is Donald a boy or girl name?
- Donald is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Donald were boys.
- How popular is the name Donald?
- 395 baby boys were named Donald in the US in 2025, making it the 690th most popular boy name.
- When was Donald most popular?
- Donald peaked in 1934, when 30,408 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #6 in 1934.
- How many people are named Donald?
- 1,420,387 babies have been named Donald in the US since 1880. We estimate about 671,923 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 68.
- Where is Donald most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Donald was most common in Delaware, at 0.7 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.