Boys' name · since 1929
Donnald
386 babies named Donnald in U.S. Social Security records since 1929, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,209 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 386
- born since 1929
- 1950s
- peak decade
386 boys have been named Donnald since 1929, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Donnald recorded 386 times among boys since 1929, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1929 to 1981.
- #9,209 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 386 born since 1929
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donnald ranks #9,209 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 386 born since 1929, peaking in the 1950s.
- #9,209 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 386
- born since 1929
- 1950s
- peak decade
Donnald's 386 recorded births place it above 79.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Donnald's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Donnald's full recorded timeline at 1957, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1936, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1954 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Donnald popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1981
- Peak year (1954)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Donnald by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (157 births, 41% of the file).
1950s was Donnald's strongest decade.
157 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Donnald births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 8
1920s
8 births
- 1930s 14
1930s
14 births
- 1940s
1940s
75 births
- 1950s
1950s
157 births
- 1960s
1960s
95 births
- 1970s 30
1970s
30 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 157 births (41% of all-time use).
Donnald by state
Where Donnald concentrates geographically, total births since 1929
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 386 births nationwide.
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What to do with Donnald's data
- Donnald's decade-level peak was the 1950s (157 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Donnalds (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Donnald: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1929–1981 (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 Donnald 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.