Boys' name · since 1909
Donal
Since 1909, U.S. Social Security records show 3,707 babies named Donal, peaking in 1930. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,209 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 3,707
- born since 1909
- 1930s
- peak decade
3,707 boys have been named Donal since 1909, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Donal has 3,707 recorded births among boys since 1909, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 2023.
- #2,209 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 3,707 born since 1909
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donal ranks #2,209 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,707 born since 1909, peaking in the 1930s.
- #2,209 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 3,707
- born since 1909
- 1930s
- peak decade
Donal's 3,707 recorded births place it above 95.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Donal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Donal splits its recorded history at 1965: 22% of all births land in the more recent half, 78% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1909 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1930 peak of 98 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Donal popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–2023
- Peak year (1930)
- 98
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Donal popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1968 (Donal as girls' name)
Donal by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (797 births, 21% of the file).
1930s was Donal's strongest decade.
797 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Donal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 158
1910s
158 births
- 1920s
1920s
734 births
- 1930s
1930s
797 births
- 1940s
1940s
503 births
- 1950s
1950s
470 births
- 1960s
1960s
379 births
- 1970s 222
1970s
222 births
- 1980s 166
1980s
166 births
- 1990s 136
1990s
136 births
- 2000s 79
2000s
79 births
- 2010s 43
2010s
43 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 797 births (21% of all-time use).
How Donal compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Donal's total volume
Donal by state
Where Donal concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 209 | 5.6% |
| #2 | California | | 143 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 132 | 3.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 86 | 2.3% |
| #5 | West Virginia | | 72 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 56 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Arkansas | | 54 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 39 | 1.1% |
209 of 3,707 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Donal appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Donal's data
- Donal's decade-level peak was the 1930s (797 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Donals (209 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Donal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1930)
Similar record span (~114 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1909–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Donal draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.