US rank #6883 Boys' name Peak 1994 339 births

Donaldo — #6883 US boys' name

339 babies named Donaldo in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51970s111980s231990s1062000s1172010s512020s26
#6883
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 52% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Donaldo was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

22 babies were named Donaldo in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Donaldo

The Social Security Administration has registered 339 babies named Donaldo between 1959 and 2024, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Donaldo currently holds the #6883 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Donaldo performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 117 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Donaldo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 28 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Donaldo in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Donaldo in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 339 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Donaldo at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

339

Since 1959

66 years of records

Peak year

1994

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,883

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1959

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 2024

Donaldo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1959

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1994)
22
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
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Donaldo by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
117 births that decade — 35% of Donaldo's all-time total
1950s51970s111980s231990s1062000s1172010s512020s26

Donaldo by state

Where Donaldo concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Donaldo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
28 8.3%
#2 Texas
8 2.4%
California share of Donaldo's total US births 8.3%
Even split

28 of 339 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Donaldo?
339 babies have been named Donaldo since 1959. It currently ranks #6883 among boys. The peak year was 1994 with 22 births.
When was Donaldo most popular?
Donaldo was most popular in the 2000s decade with 117 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Donaldo most popular?
The top states for the name Donaldo are California (28 births), Texas (8 births).
How long has the name Donaldo been used?
Donaldo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 66 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Donaldo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Donald, Don, Donovan, Donnie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1959–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.