Infographic of Donald name meaning, which is “The ruler of the world,” from the Gaelic Domhnall.
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Donald Name Popularity

How popular is the name Donald? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 44 833 0.2366%
1911 35 1,267 0.3402%
1912 27 2,861 0.5673%
1913 25 3,689 0.6506%
1914 23 4,830 0.6931%
1915 20 7,110 0.7826%
1916 20 7,734 0.8006%
1917 20 8,729 0.8725%
1918 18 9,970 0.929%
1919 17 9,903 0.9457%
1920 16 11,941 1.074%
1921 13 13,776 1.2031%
1922 12 14,915 1.3388%
1923 10 16,436 1.4674%
1924 10 17,927 1.5438%
1925 10 19,193 1.6981%
1926 9 20,908 1.9009%
1927 8 23,841 2.1538%
1928 7 25,698 2.4018%
1929 7 27,186 2.6246%
1930 7 29,046 2.7806%
1931 7 29,104 2.9488%
1932 7 29,778 3.0141%
1933 7 28,435 3.0521%
1934 6 30,407 3.1454%
1935 7 29,658 3.0519%
1936 7 28,635 2.9726%
1937 7 27,866 2.8279%
1938 7 26,664 2.6046%
1939 8 24,055 2.3648%
1940 9 23,104 2.1737%
1941 10 22,628 2.0105%
1942 10 23,951 1.8967%
1943 11 24,412 1.87%
1944 11 23,462 1.8931%
1945 12 22,135 1.815%
1946 13 26,260 1.7797%
1947 13 28,255 1.6927%
1948 14 26,442 1.6564%
1949 13 27,106 1.685%
1950 14 26,998 1.6768%
1951 15 27,918 1.6466%
1952 13 28,288 1.6206%
1953 14 28,338 1.6012%
1954 14 29,268 1.6011%
1955 14 27,715 1.5068%
1956 14 28,202 1.4932%
1957 15 27,859 1.4478%
1958 18 25,000 1.3228%
1959 19 23,867 1.2562%
1960 19 22,731 1.1997%
1961 22 21,401 1.1336%
1962 23 20,422 1.1124%
1963 25 18,907 1.0533%
1964 25 18,056 1.0258%
1965 26 16,040 0.9809%
1966 27 14,723 0.943%
1967 27 14,225 0.9374%
1968 29 13,368 0.8903%
1969 30 12,778 0.8294%
1970 30 12,404 0.7794%
1971 34 10,871 0.7234%
1972 36 9,264 0.6802%
1973 39 8,367 0.6454%
1974 41 7,760 0.597%
1975 42 7,198 0.5601%
1976 47 6,799 0.5275%
1977 46 6,867 0.5094%
1978 48 6,425 0.4779%
1979 51 6,513 0.4619%
1980 53 6,269 0.4288%
1981 56 5,913 0.4023%
1982 58 5,715 0.3824%
1983 60 5,327 0.361%
1984 63 5,064 0.3404%
1985 66 4,748 0.3128%
1986 71 4,657 0.3085%
1987 70 4,498 0.2948%
1988 75 4,317 0.277%
1989 82 4,324 0.268%
1990 87 4,169 0.2515%
1991 102 3,648 0.2238%
1992 110 3,262 0.2044%
1993 118 2,991 0.1918%
1994 132 2,646 0.1724%
1995 155 2,240 0.1486%
1996 158 2,174 0.1452%
1997 173 1,949 0.1318%
1998 180 1,841 0.123%
1999 192 1,726 0.1153%
2000 217 1,590 0.1041%
2001 230 1,447 0.096%
2002 252 1,274 0.085%
2003 252 1,290 0.0848%
2004 264 1,218 0.0799%
2005 288 1,132 0.074%
2006 304 1,062 0.0678%
2007 319 976 0.0619%
2008 330 974 0.063%
2009 362 810 0.0542%
2010 375 733 0.0509%
2011 375 748 0.0525%
2012 405 682 0.0479%
2013 411 675 0.0474%
2014 416 697 0.0478%
2015 431 665 0.0457%
2016 486 574 0.0398%
2017 476 561 0.0402%
2018 520 484 0.0352%
2019 542 463 0.0342%
2020 604 399 0.0313%
2021 591 430 0.0352%
2022 669 363 0.0275%

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Data via SSA.gov.


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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Donnell

World mighty; brown-haired fighter

Scottish


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Siblings of Donald

Mamas with kids named Donald also have kids with these names.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Treasure

Treasure

English

Marqui

Nobleman; lord of the borderlands

French

Benjamin

A favorite son

Hebrew

Lucille

Of the light

French

4 Comments

  1. We chose Donald Cecil after one of my husband’s and one of my grandfathers. Each of our grandfathers were very active in our lives during our childhood so the name is very dear to each of us. Now after meeting him it fits him perfectly.

  2. He is named after my husbands grandpa

  3. We named Donald IV after his dad, my husband Donald III, his father, Donald Jr. & his dad Donald Sr.

  4. Love the name Donald. His uncle was a lost soldier that was never found.


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