Don

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Don is a given name of Spanish, Irish origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 168,745 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 167,538 as boys and 1,207 as girls. Don gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1946 and has since declined significantly. It is the #448 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	91
2023	93
2022	115
2021	102
2020	89
2019	88
2018	115
2017	90
2016	105
2015	117
2014	112
2013	125
2012	95
2011	113
2010	111
2009	136
2008	133
2007	127
2006	170
2005	138
2004	140
2003	155
2002	155
2001	183
2000	193
1999	187
1998	207
1997	194
1996	233
1995	299
1994	231
1993	308
1992	298
1991	353
1990	332
1989	394
1988	462
1987	449
1986	467
1985	479
1984	472
1983	484
1982	552
1981	664
1980	608
1979	671
1978	593
1977	740
1976	728
1975	772
1974	809
1973	905
1972	991
1971	1,105
1970	1,294
1969	1,365
1968	1,424
1967	1,483
1966	1,661
1965	1,923
1964	2,312
1963	2,536
1962	2,924
1961	3,166
1960	3,474
1959	3,635
1958	3,596
1957	3,364
1956	2,909
1955	2,660
1954	2,766
1953	2,731
1952	2,581
1951	2,635
1950	2,727
1949	3,074
1948	3,556
1947	4,027
1946	4,131
1945	3,497
1944	3,608
1943	3,831
1942	3,583
1941	3,548
1940	3,565
1939	3,610
1938	3,917
1937	3,839
1936	3,857
1935	3,938
1934	3,950
1933	3,475
1932	3,490
1931	3,216
1930	2,956
1929	2,544
1928	2,411
1927	2,336
1926	1,992
1925	1,671
1924	1,476
1923	1,312
1922	1,201
1921	1,193
1920	1,032
1919	968
1918	939
1917	774
1916	755
1915	758
1914	527
1913	393
1912	342
1911	167
1910	140
1909	116
1908	107
1907	86
1906	87
1905	85
1904	75
1903	64
1902	79
1901	48
1900	81
1899	65
1898	49
1897	49
1896	66
1895	78
1894	72
1893	64
1892	68
1891	48
1890	61
1889	62
1888	50
1887	39
1886	61
1885	35
1884	47
1883	54
1882	46
1881	26
1880	34