Donat vs Donald

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

Name A

Donat

Boy name

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Name B

Donald

Boy name · Rank #673

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Metric Donat Donald
Current Rank Unranked #673
Total Births (all years) 351 1,414,824
Peak Year 1918 1934
Peak Year Births 22 30,408
Peak Decade 1920s 1930s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1894 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Donat Donald
1880s - 548
1890s 6 1,786
1900s - 4,632
1910s 96 57,001
1920s 127 191,816
1930s 54 283,718
1940s 39 247,834
1950s 12 273,574
1960s 17 172,628
1970s - 82,435
1980s - 50,843
1990s - 26,756
2000s - 12,005
2010s - 6,709
2020s - 2,539

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Donat Donald
2014 - 738
2015 - 696
2016 - 625
2017 - 603
2018 - 541
2019 - 513
2020 - 450
2021 - 468
2022 - 403
2023 - 415
2024 - 408
2025 - 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, 1894–1966.

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