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 #1793

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Metric Donahue Don
Current Rank Unranked #1793
Total Births (all years) 59 167,632
Peak Year 1963 1946
Peak Year Births 10 4,110
Peak Decade 1970s 1940s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1962 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Donahue Don
1880s - 454
1890s - 620
1900s - 817
1910s - 5,683
1920s - 16,941
1930s - 35,980
1940s - 36,255
1950s - 29,452
1960s 20 22,123
1970s 29 8,496
1980s 5 4,989
1990s 5 2,638
2000s - 1,530
2010s - 1,072
2020s - 582

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Donahue Don
2014 - 112
2015 - 117
2016 - 105
2017 - 90
2018 - 115
2019 - 88
2020 - 90
2021 - 102
2022 - 115
2023 - 94
2024 - 92
2025 - 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, 1962–1992.

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