Recorded 1929–1981 Boys' name Peak 1954 386 births

Donnald — boys' name

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.

1920s81930s141940s751950s1571960s951970s301980s7
1950s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Donnald was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

20 babies were named Donnald in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Donnald

The Social Security Administration has registered 386 babies named Donnald between 1929 and 1981, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Donnald currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Donnald performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 157 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Donnald shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Donnald in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Donnald 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 386 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.

Donnald at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

386

Since 1929

53 years of records

Peak year

1954

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1929

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 1981

Donnald popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1929

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1954)
20
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
0510152025 19811969196419591954194919441929 8

Donnald by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
157 births that decade — 41% of Donnald's all-time total
1920s81930s141940s751950s1571960s951970s301980s7

Donnald by state

Where Donnald concentrates geographically — total births since 1929

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Donnald
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 1.3%
Illinois share of Donnald's total US births 1.3%

5 of 386 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Donnald?
386 babies have been named Donnald since 1929. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1954 with 20 births.
When was Donnald most popular?
Donnald was most popular in the 1950s decade with 157 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
Where is Donnald most popular?
The top states for the name Donnald are Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Donnald been used?
Donnald has been recorded in Social Security data since 1929, spanning 53 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Donnald?
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, 1929–1981 (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.