Boy Don “A lord,” from the Latin dominus, a master or a lord. Also regarded as a short form of Donald. Don Name Origin: Welsh Pronunciation: don Share your thoughts about Don Share Popularity Alternatives Lists Infographic of Don name meaning, which is “A lord,” from the Latin dominus, a master or a lord. Also regarded as a short form of Donald. Ask your friends & family about Don… Share Pin Tweet Email Text Don Name Popularity How popular is the name Don? Here’s everything we know. Chart Raw Data By State Year Rank # Births % Births 1910 — 97 0.0276% 1911 — 110 0.0295% 1912 — 301 0.0597% 1913 — 345 0.0608% 1914 — 486 0.0697% 1915 — 709 0.078% 1916 — 723 0.0748% 1917 — 725 0.0725% 1918 — 901 0.084% 1919 — 938 0.0896% 1920 — 999 0.0898% 1921 — 1,153 0.1007% 1922 — 1,155 0.1037% 1923 — 1,275 0.1138% 1924 — 1,427 0.1229% 1925 — 1,637 0.1448% 1926 — 1,937 0.1761% 1927 — 2,289 0.2068% 1928 — 2,371 0.2216% 1929 — 2,497 0.2411% 1930 — 2,903 0.2779% 1931 — 3,159 0.3201% 1932 — 3,444 0.3486% 1933 — 3,446 0.3699% 1934 — 3,917 0.4052% 1935 — 3,899 0.4012% 1936 — 3,811 0.3956% 1937 — 3,799 0.3855% 1938 — 3,889 0.3799% 1939 — 3,561 0.3501% 1940 — 3,527 0.3318% 1941 — 3,518 0.3126% 1942 — 3,550 0.2811% 1943 — 3,798 0.2909% 1944 — 3,575 0.2885% 1945 — 3,470 0.2845% 1946 — 4,107 0.2783% 1947 — 3,995 0.2393% 1948 — 3,532 0.2213% 1949 — 3,048 0.1895% 1950 — 2,697 0.1675% 1951 — 2,606 0.1537% 1952 — 2,553 0.1463% 1953 — 2,703 0.1527% 1954 — 2,732 0.1495% 1955 — 2,642 0.1436% 1956 — 2,881 0.1525% 1957 — 3,345 0.1738% 1958 — 3,570 0.1889% 1959 — 3,614 0.1902% 1960 — 3,448 0.182% 1961 — 3,139 0.1663% 1962 — 2,906 0.1583% 1963 — 2,512 0.1399% 1964 — 2,284 0.1298% 1965 — 1,903 0.1164% 1966 — 1,641 0.1051% 1967 — 1,450 0.0955% 1968 — 1,383 0.0921% 1969 — 1,327 0.0861% 1970 — 1,254 0.0788% 1971 — 1,064 0.0708% 1972 — 944 0.0693% 1973 — 869 0.067% 1974 — 770 0.0592% 1975 — 737 0.0574% 1976 — 676 0.0525% 1977 — 703 0.0522% 1978 — 547 0.0407% 1979 — 621 0.044% 1980 — 562 0.0384% 1981 — 612 0.0416% 1982 — 508 0.034% 1983 — 443 0.03% 1984 — 431 0.029% 1985 — 429 0.0283% 1986 — 417 0.0276% 1987 — 413 0.0271% 1988 — 417 0.0268% 1989 — 359 0.0222% 1990 — 288 0.0174% 1991 — 315 0.0193% 1992 — 235 0.0147% 1993 — 274 0.0176% 1994 — 179 0.0117% 1995 — 252 0.0167% 1996 — 187 0.0125% 1997 — 126 0.0085% 1998 — 147 0.0098% 1999 — 141 0.0094% 2000 — 134 0.0088% 2001 — 130 0.0086% 2002 — 100 0.0067% 2003 — 109 0.0072% 2004 — 77 0.0051% 2005 — 83 0.0054% 2006 — 109 0.007% 2007 — 71 0.0045% 2008 — 79 0.0051% 2009 — 80 0.0054% 2010 — 52 0.0036% 2011 — 55 0.0039% 2012 — 36 0.0025% 2013 — 73 0.0051% 2014 — 69 0.0047% 2015 — 56 0.0038% 2016 — 47 0.0033% 2017 — 41 0.0029% 2018 — 51 0.0037% 2019 — 40 0.003% 2020 — 40 0.0031% 2021 — 42 0.0034% 2022 — 67 0.0051% 2023 — 39 0.003% Alaska (AK) Alabama (AL) Arkansas (AR) Arizona (AZ) California (CA) Colorado (CO) Connecticut (CT) District of Columbia (DC) Delaware (DE) Florida (FL) Georgia (GA) Hawaii (HI) Iowa (IA) Idaho (ID) Illinois (IL) Indiana (IN) Kansas (KS) Kentucky (KY) Louisiana (LA) Massachusetts (MA) Maryland (MD) Maine (ME) Michigan (MI) Minnesota (MN) Missouri (MO) Mississippi (MS) Montana (MT) North Carolina (NC) North Dakota (ND) Nebraska (NE) New Hampshire (NH) New Jersey (NJ) New Mexico (NM) Nevada (NV) New York (NY) Ohio (OH) Oklahoma (OK) Oregon (OR) Pennsylvania (PA) Rhode Island (RI) South Carolina (SC) South Dakota (SD) Tennessee (TN) Texas (TX) Utah (UT) Virginia (VA) Vermont (VT) Washington (WA) Wisconsin (WI) West Virginia (WV) Wyoming (WY) Data via SSA.gov. Names Like Don If you like Don, you’ll love these other names like Don. What names are variants of Don? Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Don. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Donn English Donnan English Donne English Donnie Short form of Donald English Donny English What names sound like Don? If you like how Don sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Don. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Dan Judge; God is my judge Hebrew Den Follower of Dionysius; son of Dennis Greek Deon Dion A short form of Dionysius, the god of vegetation and wine, in Greek mythology. Greek Doan Low, rolling hills English Ton Slavic What names are similar to Don? Find a name that’s like Don, but just a little bit different. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Donald Great chief; world mighty Scottish Lists With Don Find inspiration in these baby boy name lists featuring the name Don. 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