Boys' name · since 1912
Donn
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 6,553 babies named Donn, peaking in 1949. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,524 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 6,553
- born since 1912
- 1950s
- peak decade
Donn sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 6,553 recorded since 1912.
Donn has 6,553 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2024.
- #1,524 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 6,553 born since 1912
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donn ranks #1,524 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 6,553 born since 1912, peaking in the 1950s.
- #1,524 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 6,553
- born since 1912
- 1950s
- peak decade
Donn's 6,553 recorded births place it above 96.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Donn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Donn's full recorded timeline at 1962, 24% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 76% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1949 peak of 341 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Donn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2024
- Peak year (1949)
- 341
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Donn popularity over time - girls
62 total births recorded since 1951 (Donn as girls' name)
Donn by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (1,822 births, 28% of the file).
1950s was Donn's strongest decade.
1,822 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Donn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 145
1910s
145 births
- 1920s 671
1920s
671 births
- 1930s
1930s
827 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,294 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,822 births
- 1960s
1960s
964 births
- 1970s 458
1970s
458 births
- 1980s 207
1980s
207 births
- 1990s 85
1990s
85 births
- 2000s 46
2000s
46 births
- 2010s 24
2010s
24 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 1,822 births (28% of all-time use).
How Donn 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 Donn's total volume
Donn by state
Where Donn concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 690 | 10.5% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 495 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 346 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 289 | 4.4% |
| #5 | New York | | 283 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 254 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 230 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 223 | 3.4% |
690 of 6,553 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Donn appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Donn's data
- Donn's decade-level peak was the 1950s (1,822 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Donns (690 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Donn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1949)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1912–2024 (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 Donn 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.