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Donald is a given name of Scottish Gaelic origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 1,419,980 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 1,414,419 as boys and 5,561 as girls. Donald gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1934 and has since declined significantly. It is the #22 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 405
2023 415
2022 402
2021 468
2020 449
2019 513
2018 541
2017 603
2016 625
2015 696
2014 738
2013 710
2012 729
2011 788
2010 765
2009 839
2008 992
2007 999
2006 1,098
2005 1,150
2004 1,259
2003 1,308
2002 1,289
2001 1,470
2000 1,609
1999 1,747
1998 1,862
1997 1,979
1996 2,191
1995 2,260
1994 2,657
1993 3,008
1992 3,266
1991 3,659
1990 4,188
1989 4,341
1988 4,365
1987 4,543
1986 4,696
1985 4,787
1984 5,098
1983 5,374
1982 5,758
1981 5,951
1980 6,314
1979 6,572
1978 6,461
1977 6,901
1976 6,853
1975 7,253
1974 7,806
1973 8,436
1972 9,338
1971 10,940
1970 12,461
1969 12,854
1968 13,433
1967 14,310
1966 14,795
1965 16,094
1964 18,118
1963 18,979
1962 20,492
1961 21,485
1960 22,821
1959 23,965
1958 25,109
1957 28,001
1956 28,311
1955 27,796
1954 29,345
1953 28,429
1952 28,341
1951 27,980
1950 27,050
1949 27,189
1948 26,491
1947 28,323
1946 26,343
1945 22,186
1944 23,526
1943 24,489
1942 24,032
1941 22,703
1940 23,197
1939 24,138
1938 26,756
1937 27,950
1936 28,728
1935 29,785
1934 30,517
1933 28,583
1932 29,917
1931 29,262
1930 29,226
1929 27,351
1928 25,875
1927 23,978
1926 21,045
1925 19,298
1924 18,014
1923 16,486
1922 14,969
1921 13,833
1920 11,987
1919 9,946
1918 10,010
1917 8,758
1916 7,759
1915 7,135
1914 4,854
1913 3,717
1912 2,879
1911 1,275
1910 866
1909 725
1908 664
1907 616
1906 486
1905 425
1904 413
1903 359
1902 366
1901 250
1900 328
1899 258
1898 238
1897 195
1896 211
1895 203
1894 169
1893 166
1892 137
1891 100
1890 114
1889 75
1888 77
1887 60
1886 57
1885 47
1884 59
1883 52
1882 48
1881 27
1880 46