Donley vs Don

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

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Donley

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Name B

Don

Boy name · Rank #1776

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Metric Donley Don
Current Rank Unranked #1776
Total Births (all years) 564 167,632
Peak Year 1934 1946
Peak Year Births 21 4,110
Peak Decade 1930s 1940s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1909 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Donley Don
1880s - 454
1890s - 620
1900s 5 817
1910s 36 5,683
1920s 107 16,941
1930s 146 35,980
1940s 116 36,255
1950s 90 29,452
1960s 34 22,123
1970s 15 8,496
1980s 10 4,989
1990s 5 2,638
2000s - 1,530
2010s - 1,072
2020s - 582

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Donley 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, 1909–1994.

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