Don vs Donald

Side-by-side comparison of Don and Donald - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Don

Boy name · Rank #1776

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Name B

Donald

Boy name · Rank #673

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Metric Don Donald
Current Rank #1776 #673
Total Births (all years) 167,632 1,414,824
Peak Year 1946 1934
Peak Year Births 4,110 30,408
Peak Decade 1940s 1930s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Don Donald
1880s 454 548
1890s 620 1,786
1900s 817 4,632
1910s 5,683 57,001
1920s 16,941 191,816
1930s 35,980 283,718
1940s 36,255 247,834
1950s 29,452 273,574
1960s 22,123 172,628
1970s 8,496 82,435
1980s 4,989 50,843
1990s 2,638 26,756
2000s 1,530 12,005
2010s 1,072 6,709
2020s 582 2,539

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Don Donald
2014 112 738
2015 117 696
2016 105 625
2017 90 603
2018 115 541
2019 88 513
2020 90 450
2021 102 468
2022 115 403
2023 94 415
2024 92 408
2025 89 395

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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