Donaldson vs Don

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

Name A

Donaldson

Boy name

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Name B

Don

Boy name · Rank #1776

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Metric Donaldson Don
Current Rank Unranked #1776
Total Births (all years) 122 167,632
Peak Year 1964 1946
Peak Year Births 8 4,110
Peak Decade 1930s 1940s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Donaldson Don
1880s - 454
1890s - 620
1900s - 817
1910s 11 5,683
1920s 27 16,941
1930s 28 35,980
1940s 11 36,255
1950s 17 29,452
1960s 8 22,123
1970s 10 8,496
1980s - 4,989
1990s 10 2,638
2000s - 1,530
2010s - 1,072
2020s - 582

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Donaldson 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, 1915–1998.

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