Donny vs Don

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

Name A

Donny

Boy name · Rank #3710

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Name B

Don

Boy name · Rank #1776

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Donny Don
Current Rank #3710 #1776
Total Births (all years) 12,887 167,632
Peak Year 1977 1946
Peak Year Births 426 4,110
Peak Decade 1970s 1940s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1927 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Donny Don
1880s - 454
1890s - 620
1900s - 817
1910s - 5,683
1920s 18 16,941
1930s 376 35,980
1940s 1,413 36,255
1950s 2,608 29,452
1960s 2,436 22,123
1970s 2,762 8,496
1980s 1,485 4,989
1990s 686 2,638
2000s 576 1,530
2010s 352 1,072
2020s 175 582

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Donny Don
2014 42 112
2015 39 117
2016 36 105
2017 28 90
2018 26 115
2019 30 88
2020 28 90
2021 28 102
2022 34 115
2023 27 94
2024 30 92
2025 28 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, 1927–2025.

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