Donahue vs Don

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

Name A

Donahue

Boy name

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Name B

Don

Boy name · Rank #1786

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Metric Donahue Don
Current Rank Unranked #1786
Total Births (all years) 59 167,538
Peak Year 1963 1946
Peak Year Births 10 4,111
Peak Decade 1970ss 1940ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1962 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Donahue Don
1880ss — 454
1890ss — 620
1900ss — 817
1910ss — 5,683
1920ss — 16,941
1930ss — 35,980
1940ss — 36,253
1950ss — 29,451
1960ss 20 22,123
1970ss 29 8,496
1980ss 5 4,992
1990ss 5 2,637
2000ss — 1,530
2010ss — 1,071
2020ss — 490

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Donahue Don
2014 — 112
2015 — 117
2016 — 105
2017 — 90
2018 — 115
2019 — 88
2020 — 89
2021 — 102
2022 — 115
2023 — 93
2024 — 91

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, 1962–1992.

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