Donold — boys' name

What the Data Says About Donold

The Social Security Administration has registered 828 babies named Donold between 1917 and 1980, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Donold currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1934, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Donold performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 180 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Donold shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Donold in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Donold 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 828 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.