Is Donald a boy or girl name?
Donald is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 405 boys were named Donald, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 1,419,980 US babies named Donald were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #672
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Donald since 1880
- 1,419,980
- Most popular year
- 1934
- 30,517 babies
Boys and girls named Donald, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 548 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 1,786 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 1900s | 4,632 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 57,002 | 197 | 0.3% |
| 1920s | 191,817 | 1,019 | 0.5% |
| 1930s | 283,716 | 1,146 | 0.4% |
| 1940s | 247,829 | 650 | 0.3% |
| 1950s | 273,576 | 751 | 0.3% |
| 1960s | 172,620 | 761 | 0.4% |
| 1970s | 82,440 | 581 | 0.7% |
| 1980s | 50,845 | 382 | 0.7% |
| 1990s | 26,756 | 61 | 0.2% |
| 2000s | 12,005 | 8 | 0.1% |
| 2010s | 6,708 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 2,139 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 405 | #672 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 415 | #658 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 402 | #679 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 468 | #595 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 449 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 513 | #548 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 541 | #524 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 603 | #486 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 625 | #489 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 696 | #440 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 738 | #419 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 710 | #417 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 729 | #400 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 788 | #377 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 765 | #377 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 839 | #363 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 992 | #333 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 999 | #321 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1,098 | #303 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1,150 | #289 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1,251 | #263 | 8 | #11,921 |
| 2003 | 1,308 | #253 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1,289 | #252 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1,470 | #231 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1,609 | #217 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1,747 | #192 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1,862 | #180 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1,970 | #173 | 9 | #9,243 |
| 1996 | 2,184 | #158 | 7 | #10,889 |
| 1995 | 2,252 | #155 | 8 | #9,841 |
| 1994 | 2,652 | #132 | 5 | #14,060 |
| 1993 | 2,996 | #118 | 12 | #7,152 |
| 1992 | 3,266 | #110 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 3,650 | #102 | 9 | #8,796 |
| 1990 | 4,177 | #87 | 11 | #7,453 |
| 1989 | 4,323 | #82 | 18 | #4,917 |
| 1988 | 4,329 | #76 | 36 | #2,888 |
| 1987 | 4,501 | #70 | 42 | #2,449 |
| 1986 | 4,662 | #71 | 34 | #2,795 |
| 1985 | 4,750 | #66 | 37 | #2,610 |
| 1984 | 5,062 | #63 | 36 | #2,587 |
| 1983 | 5,327 | #60 | 47 | #2,105 |
| 1982 | 5,712 | #58 | 46 | #2,192 |
| 1981 | 5,911 | #56 | 40 | #2,419 |
| 1980 | 6,268 | #53 | 46 | #2,198 |
| 1979 | 6,509 | #51 | 63 | #1,738 |
| 1978 | 6,423 | #48 | 38 | #2,357 |
| 1977 | 6,866 | #46 | 35 | #2,469 |
| 1976 | 6,795 | #47 | 58 | #1,686 |
| 1975 | 7,196 | #42 | 57 | #1,675 |
| 1974 | 7,759 | #41 | 47 | #1,857 |
| 1973 | 8,361 | #38 | 75 | #1,341 |
| 1972 | 9,261 | #36 | 77 | #1,316 |
| 1971 | 10,873 | #34 | 67 | #1,502 |
| 1970 | 12,397 | #30 | 64 | #1,532 |
| 1969 | 12,777 | #30 | 77 | #1,280 |
| 1968 | 13,360 | #29 | 73 | #1,292 |
| 1967 | 14,226 | #27 | 84 | #1,157 |
| 1966 | 14,713 | #27 | 82 | #1,182 |
| 1965 | 16,033 | #26 | 61 | #1,413 |
| 1964 | 18,050 | #25 | 68 | #1,362 |
| 1963 | 18,896 | #25 | 83 | #1,204 |
| 1962 | 20,422 | #23 | 70 | #1,326 |
| 1961 | 21,409 | #22 | 76 | #1,273 |
| 1960 | 22,734 | #19 | 87 | #1,167 |
| 1959 | 23,877 | #19 | 88 | #1,136 |
| 1958 | 25,015 | #18 | 94 | #1,083 |
| 1957 | 27,909 | #15 | 92 | #1,091 |
| 1956 | 28,226 | #14 | 85 | #1,119 |
| 1955 | 27,727 | #14 | 69 | #1,211 |
| 1954 | 29,279 | #14 | 66 | #1,225 |
| 1953 | 28,360 | #14 | 69 | #1,167 |
| 1952 | 28,269 | #13 | 72 | #1,110 |
| 1951 | 27,915 | #15 | 65 | #1,163 |
| 1950 | 26,999 | #14 | 51 | #1,287 |
| 1949 | 27,121 | #13 | 68 | #1,092 |
| 1948 | 26,443 | #14 | 48 | #1,331 |
| 1947 | 28,260 | #13 | 63 | #1,132 |
| 1946 | 26,271 | #13 | 72 | #987 |
| 1945 | 22,139 | #12 | 47 | #1,145 |
| 1944 | 23,466 | #11 | 60 | #1,006 |
| 1943 | 24,420 | #11 | 69 | #947 |
| 1942 | 23,956 | #10 | 76 | #897 |
| 1941 | 22,640 | #10 | 63 | #926 |
| 1940 | 23,113 | #9 | 84 | #763 |
| 1939 | 24,055 | #8 | 83 | #753 |
| 1938 | 26,677 | #7 | 79 | #793 |
| 1937 | 27,869 | #7 | 81 | #753 |
| 1936 | 28,640 | #7 | 88 | #711 |
| 1935 | 29,673 | #7 | 112 | #614 |
| 1934 | 30,407 | #6 | 110 | #635 |
| 1933 | 28,450 | #7 | 133 | #552 |
| 1932 | 29,792 | #7 | 125 | #587 |
| 1931 | 29,102 | #7 | 160 | #518 |
| 1930 | 29,051 | #7 | 175 | #507 |
| 1929 | 27,181 | #7 | 170 | #522 |
| 1928 | 25,705 | #7 | 170 | #536 |
| 1927 | 23,834 | #8 | 144 | #589 |
| 1926 | 20,912 | #9 | 133 | #620 |
| 1925 | 19,193 | #10 | 105 | #720 |
| 1924 | 17,929 | #10 | 85 | #811 |
| 1923 | 16,433 | #10 | 53 | #1,040 |
| 1922 | 14,913 | #12 | 56 | #999 |
| 1921 | 13,776 | #13 | 57 | #991 |
| 1920 | 11,941 | #16 | 46 | #1,107 |
| 1919 | 9,904 | #17 | 42 | #1,139 |
| 1918 | 9,972 | #18 | 38 | #1,217 |
| 1917 | 8,729 | #20 | 29 | #1,381 |
| 1916 | 7,737 | #20 | 22 | #1,637 |
| 1915 | 7,115 | #20 | 20 | #1,695 |
| 1914 | 4,835 | #23 | 19 | #1,497 |
| 1913 | 3,703 | #25 | 14 | #1,616 |
| 1912 | 2,872 | #27 | 7 | #2,442 |
| 1911 | 1,275 | #36 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 860 | #44 | 6 | #2,210 |
| 1909 | 725 | #42 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 664 | #45 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 616 | #44 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 486 | #51 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 425 | #59 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 413 | #58 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 359 | #60 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 366 | #63 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 250 | #77 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 328 | #79 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 258 | #74 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 238 | #88 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 195 | #92 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 211 | #94 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 203 | #96 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 169 | #106 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 166 | #105 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 137 | #123 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 100 | #136 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 109 | #131 | 5 | #1,385 |
| 1889 | 75 | #180 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 77 | #195 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 60 | #198 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 57 | #224 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 47 | #242 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 59 | #216 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 52 | #209 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 48 | #242 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 27 | #315 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 46 | #246 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Donald reached #6 in 1934. As a girl name, it reached #507 in 1930. 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 1930s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Donald
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.