Don vs Donnie

Side-by-side comparison of Don and Donnie - 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

Donnie

Boy name · Rank #1769

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Don Donnie
Current Rank #1776 #1769
Total Births (all years) 167,632 60,928
Peak Year 1946 1952
Peak Year Births 4,110 1,805
Peak Decade 1940s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Don Donnie
1880s 454 18
1890s 620 50
1900s 817 70
1910s 5,683 301
1920s 16,941 722
1930s 35,980 4,229
1940s 36,255 10,986
1950s 29,452 17,171
1960s 22,123 10,890
1970s 8,496 7,468
1980s 4,989 3,826
1990s 2,638 2,196
2000s 1,530 1,391
2010s 1,072 1,079
2020s 582 531

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Don Donnie
2014 112 127
2015 117 120
2016 105 113
2017 90 101
2018 115 79
2019 88 81
2020 90 82
2021 102 94
2022 115 92
2023 94 81
2024 92 93
2025 89 89

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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