Boy Donald “The ruler of the world,” from the Gaelic Domhnall. Donald Name Origin: Scottish Pronunciation: d(o)-na-ld See what 4 people think about Donald Share Popularity Alternatives Lists Comments Infographic of Donald name meaning, which is “The ruler of the world,” from the Gaelic Domhnall. Ask your friends & family about Donald… Share Pin Tweet Email Text Donald Name Popularity How popular is the name Donald? Here’s everything we know. Chart Raw Data By State Year Rank # Births % Births 1910 — 833 0.2366% 1911 — 1,267 0.3402% 1912 — 2,861 0.5673% 1913 — 3,689 0.6506% 1914 — 4,830 0.6931% 1915 — 7,110 0.7826% 1916 — 7,734 0.8006% 1917 — 8,729 0.8725% 1918 — 9,970 0.929% 1919 — 9,903 0.9457% 1920 — 11,941 1.074% 1921 — 13,776 1.2031% 1922 — 14,915 1.3388% 1923 — 16,436 1.4674% 1924 — 17,927 1.5438% 1925 — 19,193 1.6981% 1926 — 20,908 1.9009% 1927 — 23,841 2.1538% 1928 — 25,698 2.4018% 1929 — 27,186 2.6246% 1930 — 29,046 2.7806% 1931 — 29,104 2.9488% 1932 — 29,778 3.0141% 1933 — 28,435 3.0521% 1934 — 30,407 3.1454% 1935 — 29,658 3.0519% 1936 — 28,635 2.9726% 1937 — 27,866 2.8279% 1938 — 26,664 2.6046% 1939 — 24,055 2.3648% 1940 — 23,104 2.1737% 1941 — 22,628 2.0105% 1942 — 23,951 1.8967% 1943 — 24,412 1.87% 1944 — 23,462 1.8931% 1945 — 22,135 1.815% 1946 — 26,260 1.7797% 1947 — 28,255 1.6927% 1948 — 26,442 1.6564% 1949 — 27,106 1.685% 1950 — 26,998 1.6768% 1951 — 27,918 1.6466% 1952 — 28,288 1.6206% 1953 — 28,338 1.6012% 1954 — 29,268 1.6011% 1955 — 27,715 1.5068% 1956 — 28,202 1.4932% 1957 — 27,859 1.4478% 1958 — 25,000 1.3228% 1959 — 23,867 1.2562% 1960 — 22,731 1.1997% 1961 — 21,401 1.1336% 1962 — 20,422 1.1124% 1963 — 18,907 1.0533% 1964 — 18,056 1.0258% 1965 — 16,040 0.9809% 1966 — 14,723 0.943% 1967 — 14,225 0.9374% 1968 — 13,368 0.8903% 1969 — 12,778 0.8294% 1970 — 12,404 0.7794% 1971 — 10,871 0.7234% 1972 — 9,264 0.6802% 1973 — 8,367 0.6454% 1974 — 7,760 0.597% 1975 — 7,198 0.5601% 1976 — 6,799 0.5275% 1977 — 6,867 0.5094% 1978 — 6,425 0.4779% 1979 — 6,513 0.4619% 1980 — 6,269 0.4288% 1981 — 5,913 0.4023% 1982 — 5,715 0.3824% 1983 — 5,327 0.361% 1984 — 5,064 0.3404% 1985 — 4,748 0.3128% 1986 — 4,657 0.3085% 1987 — 4,498 0.2948% 1988 — 4,317 0.277% 1989 — 4,324 0.268% 1990 — 4,169 0.2515% 1991 — 3,648 0.2238% 1992 — 3,262 0.2044% 1993 — 2,991 0.1918% 1994 — 2,646 0.1724% 1995 — 2,240 0.1486% 1996 — 2,174 0.1452% 1997 — 1,949 0.1318% 1998 — 1,841 0.123% 1999 — 1,726 0.1153% 2000 — 1,590 0.1041% 2001 — 1,447 0.096% 2002 — 1,274 0.085% 2003 — 1,290 0.0848% 2004 — 1,218 0.0799% 2005 — 1,132 0.074% 2006 — 1,062 0.0678% 2007 — 976 0.0619% 2008 — 974 0.063% 2009 — 810 0.0542% 2010 — 733 0.0509% 2011 — 748 0.0525% 2012 — 682 0.0479% 2013 — 675 0.0474% 2014 — 697 0.0478% 2015 — 665 0.0457% 2016 — 574 0.0398% 2017 — 561 0.0402% 2018 — 484 0.0352% 2019 — 463 0.0342% 2020 — 399 0.0313% 2021 — 430 0.0352% 2022 — 363 0.0275% 2023 — 380 0.0294% 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. 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Reply Chelsea Jan 24 at 5:37 am He is named after my husbands grandpa Reply Erica Drewior Jan 22 at 10:53 am We named Donald IV after his dad, my husband Donald III, his father, Donald Jr. & his dad Donald Sr. Reply Quintana Jul 7 at 1:08 am Love the name Donald. His uncle was a lost soldier that was never found. Reply Share your thoughts on the name Donald Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published. 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Katherine Sep 6 at 10:59 am We chose Donald Cecil after one of my husband’s and one of my grandfathers. Each of our grandfathers were very active in our lives during our childhood so the name is very dear to each of us. Now after meeting him it fits him perfectly. Reply
Erica Drewior Jan 22 at 10:53 am We named Donald IV after his dad, my husband Donald III, his father, Donald Jr. & his dad Donald Sr. Reply
Quintana Jul 7 at 1:08 am Love the name Donald. His uncle was a lost soldier that was never found. Reply
