Is Don a boy or girl name?
Don is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 91 boys were named Don, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.7% of the 168,745 US babies named Don were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,789
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Don since 1880
- 168,745
- Most popular year
- 1946
- 4,131 babies
Boys and girls named Don, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 454 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 620 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 817 | 11 | 1.3% |
| 1910s | 5,683 | 80 | 1.4% |
| 1920s | 16,941 | 227 | 1.3% |
| 1930s | 35,980 | 268 | 0.7% |
| 1940s | 36,253 | 167 | 0.5% |
| 1950s | 29,451 | 153 | 0.5% |
| 1960s | 22,123 | 145 | 0.7% |
| 1970s | 8,496 | 112 | 1.3% |
| 1980s | 4,992 | 39 | 0.8% |
| 1990s | 2,637 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 2000s | 1,530 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,071 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 490 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 91 | #1,789 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 93 | #1,758 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 115 | #1,549 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 102 | #1,638 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 89 | #1,731 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 88 | #1,768 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 115 | #1,500 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 90 | #1,724 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 105 | #1,564 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 117 | #1,445 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 112 | #1,457 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 125 | #1,354 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 95 | #1,627 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 113 | #1,452 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 111 | #1,473 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 136 | #1,293 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 133 | #1,306 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 127 | #1,334 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 170 | #1,054 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 138 | #1,156 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 140 | #1,128 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 155 | #1,019 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 155 | #1,003 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 183 | #873 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 193 | #830 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 187 | #816 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 207 | #767 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 194 | #768 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 233 | #694 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 299 | #597 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 231 | #684 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 308 | #587 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 293 | #603 | 5 | #13,888 |
| 1991 | 353 | #538 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 332 | #554 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 394 | #483 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 454 | #425 | 8 | #8,608 |
| 1987 | 449 | #412 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 467 | #391 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 473 | #381 | 6 | #9,637 |
| 1984 | 472 | #373 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 478 | #367 | 6 | #9,335 |
| 1982 | 552 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 653 | #298 | 11 | #5,985 |
| 1980 | 600 | #319 | 8 | #7,596 |
| 1979 | 654 | #303 | 17 | #4,274 |
| 1978 | 587 | #306 | 6 | #8,832 |
| 1977 | 732 | #268 | 8 | #7,051 |
| 1976 | 719 | #269 | 9 | #6,187 |
| 1975 | 765 | #258 | 7 | #7,368 |
| 1974 | 798 | #252 | 11 | #5,091 |
| 1973 | 893 | #237 | 12 | #4,630 |
| 1972 | 977 | #223 | 14 | #4,139 |
| 1971 | 1,092 | #215 | 13 | #4,365 |
| 1970 | 1,279 | #203 | 15 | #3,914 |
| 1969 | 1,349 | #194 | 16 | #3,499 |
| 1968 | 1,404 | #183 | 20 | #2,892 |
| 1967 | 1,469 | #177 | 14 | #3,520 |
| 1966 | 1,650 | #166 | 11 | #4,019 |
| 1965 | 1,909 | #157 | 14 | #3,443 |
| 1964 | 2,303 | #141 | 9 | #4,710 |
| 1963 | 2,521 | #135 | 15 | #3,373 |
| 1962 | 2,914 | #123 | 10 | #4,340 |
| 1961 | 3,149 | #121 | 17 | #3,091 |
| 1960 | 3,455 | #115 | 19 | #2,837 |
| 1959 | 3,617 | #111 | 18 | #2,782 |
| 1958 | 3,580 | #112 | 16 | #2,999 |
| 1957 | 3,347 | #117 | 17 | #2,839 |
| 1956 | 2,898 | #123 | 11 | #3,748 |
| 1955 | 2,649 | #125 | 11 | #3,632 |
| 1954 | 2,748 | #120 | 18 | #2,611 |
| 1953 | 2,712 | #121 | 19 | #2,450 |
| 1952 | 2,570 | #120 | 11 | #3,421 |
| 1951 | 2,619 | #117 | 16 | #2,614 |
| 1950 | 2,711 | #107 | 16 | #2,579 |
| 1949 | 3,060 | #98 | 14 | #2,761 |
| 1948 | 3,546 | #91 | 10 | #3,416 |
| 1947 | 4,005 | #86 | 22 | #2,099 |
| 1946 | 4,111 | #79 | 20 | #2,106 |
| 1945 | 3,482 | #73 | 15 | #2,262 |
| 1944 | 3,589 | #72 | 19 | #1,981 |
| 1943 | 3,816 | #72 | 15 | #2,367 |
| 1942 | 3,564 | #72 | 19 | #1,994 |
| 1941 | 3,533 | #66 | 15 | #2,206 |
| 1940 | 3,547 | #62 | 18 | #1,908 |
| 1939 | 3,589 | #56 | 21 | #1,691 |
| 1938 | 3,900 | #52 | 17 | #1,965 |
| 1937 | 3,814 | #51 | 25 | #1,506 |
| 1936 | 3,830 | #51 | 27 | #1,420 |
| 1935 | 3,917 | #51 | 21 | #1,678 |
| 1934 | 3,926 | #50 | 24 | #1,526 |
| 1933 | 3,453 | #54 | 22 | #1,619 |
| 1932 | 3,453 | #55 | 37 | #1,178 |
| 1931 | 3,176 | #59 | 40 | #1,130 |
| 1930 | 2,922 | #68 | 34 | #1,294 |
| 1929 | 2,519 | #78 | 25 | #1,565 |
| 1928 | 2,382 | #84 | 29 | #1,478 |
| 1927 | 2,303 | #90 | 33 | #1,412 |
| 1926 | 1,966 | #96 | 26 | #1,636 |
| 1925 | 1,653 | #106 | 18 | #2,133 |
| 1924 | 1,451 | #125 | 25 | #1,730 |
| 1923 | 1,293 | #130 | 19 | #2,039 |
| 1922 | 1,183 | #136 | 18 | #2,133 |
| 1921 | 1,172 | #136 | 21 | #1,936 |
| 1920 | 1,019 | #148 | 13 | #2,622 |
| 1919 | 956 | #145 | 12 | #2,686 |
| 1918 | 931 | #153 | 8 | #3,583 |
| 1917 | 757 | #167 | 17 | #2,019 |
| 1916 | 744 | #160 | 11 | #2,705 |
| 1915 | 747 | #156 | 11 | #2,576 |
| 1914 | 521 | #173 | 6 | #3,290 |
| 1913 | 388 | #176 | 5 | #3,304 |
| 1912 | 332 | #177 | 10 | #1,883 |
| 1911 | 167 | #184 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 140 | #191 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 110 | #197 | 6 | #2,020 |
| 1908 | 107 | #193 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 81 | #227 | 5 | #2,146 |
| 1906 | 87 | #203 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 85 | #206 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 75 | #213 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 64 | #228 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 79 | #200 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 48 | #250 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 81 | #219 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 65 | #202 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 49 | #252 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 49 | #249 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 66 | #221 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 78 | #191 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 72 | #203 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 64 | #213 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 68 | #214 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 48 | #233 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 61 | #212 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 62 | #207 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 50 | #245 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 39 | #256 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 61 | #216 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 35 | #282 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 47 | #251 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 54 | #203 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 46 | #251 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 26 | #320 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 34 | #284 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Don reached #50 in 1934. As a girl name, it reached #1,130 in 1931. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Don
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.