Donner vs Don

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

Name A

Donner

Boy name

Full profile →
Name B

Don

Boy name · Rank #1786

Full profile →

Which name is more popular?

Metric Donner Don
Current Rank Unranked #1786
Total Births (all years) 5 167,538
Peak Year 1924 1946
Peak Year Births 5 4,111
Peak Decade 1920ss 1940ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1924 1880

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Donner 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, 1924–1924.

← Compare different names