How popular is “Donald” in the USA?
Number of people named “Donald” by birth year
This chart shows how many people named “Donald” were born each year.
Due to changes to population growth and data collection rates over time, this isn't a good chart for understanding popularity.
Popularity of “Donald” by birth year
This chart shows how the popularity of “Donald” has changed over time.
Popularity is the number of people named “Donald” born in that year divided by the total number of births for that year.
Bias in sex for “Donald” by birth year
This chart shows how “Donald” has been used as gendered name over time. The scale ranges from 1 (only females) to -1 (only males).
Sex is a required field in SSA's Social Security Card applications (only 2 options). Most applications are filed around a person's time of birth.
The raw data
This table shows the data used in the above charts.
| Year | Count | Proportion | Females | Males | Bias toward female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 46 | 0.000228306 | 46 | -100% | |
| 1881 | 27 | 0.000140123 | 27 | -100% | |
| 1882 | 48 | 0.000216672 | 48 | -100% | |
| 1883 | 52 | 0.000239691 | 52 | -100% | |
| 1884 | 59 | 0.000242339 | 59 | -100% | |
| 1885 | 47 | 0.000195139 | 47 | -100% | |
| 1886 | 57 | 0.000223253 | 57 | -100% | |
| 1887 | 60 | 0.00024253 | 60 | -100% | |
| 1888 | 77 | 0.000257117 | 77 | -100% | |
| 1889 | 75 | 0.000259564 | 75 | -100% | |
| 1890 | 114 | 0.000378234 | 5 | 109 | -91% |
| 1891 | 100 | 0.000348829 | 100 | -100% | |
| 1892 | 137 | 0.000409721 | 137 | -100% | |
| 1893 | 166 | 0.000510419 | 166 | -100% | |
| 1894 | 169 | 0.000498981 | 169 | -100% | |
| 1895 | 203 | 0.000578315 | 203 | -100% | |
| 1896 | 211 | 0.000590236 | 211 | -100% | |
| 1897 | 195 | 0.000562029 | 195 | -100% | |
| 1898 | 238 | 0.000623927 | 238 | -100% | |
| 1899 | 258 | 0.000760537 | 258 | -100% | |
| 1900 | 328 | 0.000728471 | 328 | -100% | |
| 1901 | 250 | 0.000722936 | 250 | -100% | |
| 1902 | 366 | 0.000946389 | 366 | -100% | |
| 1903 | 359 | 0.000941763 | 359 | -100% | |
| 1904 | 413 | 0.001023582 | 413 | -100% | |
| 1905 | 425 | 0.001002543 | 425 | -100% | |
| 1906 | 486 | 0.001134319 | 486 | -100% | |
| 1907 | 616 | 0.001323621 | 616 | -100% | |
| 1908 | 664 | 0.001358849 | 664 | -100% | |
| 1909 | 725 | 0.001418165 | 725 | -100% | |
| 1910 | 866 | 0.00146603 | 6 | 860 | -99% |
| 1911 | 1275 | 0.001978959 | 1275 | -100% | |
| 1912 | 2879 | 0.002913785 | 7 | 2872 | -100% |
| 1913 | 3717 | 0.003268813 | 14 | 3703 | -99% |
| 1914 | 4854 | 0.003427133 | 19 | 4835 | -99% |
| 1915 | 7135 | 0.003893745 | 20 | 7115 | -99% |
| 1916 | 7759 | 0.004011028 | 22 | 7737 | -99% |
| 1917 | 8758 | 0.004364271 | 29 | 8729 | -99% |
| 1918 | 10010 | 0.004610543 | 38 | 9972 | -99% |
| 1919 | 9946 | 0.004713197 | 42 | 9904 | -99% |
| 1920 | 11987 | 0.005297787 | 46 | 11941 | -99% |
| 1921 | 13833 | 0.005925453 | 57 | 13776 | -99% |
| 1922 | 14969 | 0.006539091 | 56 | 14913 | -99% |
| 1923 | 16486 | 0.007160102 | 53 | 16433 | -99% |
| 1924 | 18014 | 0.007563791 | 85 | 17929 | -99% |
| 1925 | 19298 | 0.008270683 | 105 | 19193 | -99% |
| 1926 | 21045 | 0.00916632 | 133 | 20912 | -99% |
| 1927 | 23978 | 0.010338206 | 144 | 23834 | -99% |
| 1928 | 25875 | 0.011444365 | 170 | 25705 | -99% |
| 1929 | 27351 | 0.012476729 | 170 | 27181 | -99% |
| 1930 | 29226 | 0.013145396 | 175 | 29051 | -99% |
| 1931 | 29262 | 0.01390523 | 160 | 29102 | -99% |
| 1932 | 29917 | 0.014170003 | 125 | 29792 | -99% |
| 1933 | 28583 | 0.014295452 | 133 | 28450 | -99% |
| 1934 | 30517 | 0.014694128 | 110 | 30407 | -99% |
| 1935 | 29785 | 0.014251878 | 112 | 29673 | -99% |
| 1936 | 28728 | 0.01382764 | 88 | 28640 | -99% |
| 1937 | 27950 | 0.013117939 | 81 | 27869 | -99% |
| 1938 | 26756 | 0.012092703 | 79 | 26677 | -99% |
| 1939 | 24138 | 0.010954679 | 83 | 24055 | -99% |
| 1940 | 23197 | 0.010073892 | 84 | 23113 | -99% |
| 1941 | 22703 | 0.009318161 | 63 | 22640 | -99% |
| 1942 | 24032 | 0.008797072 | 76 | 23956 | -99% |
| 1943 | 24489 | 0.008676169 | 69 | 24420 | -99% |
| 1944 | 23526 | 0.008745468 | 60 | 23466 | -99% |
| 1945 | 22186 | 0.008362892 | 47 | 22139 | -100% |
| 1946 | 26343 | 0.008244278 | 72 | 26271 | -99% |
| 1947 | 28323 | 0.007862429 | 63 | 28260 | -100% |
| 1948 | 26491 | 0.007672951 | 48 | 26443 | -100% |
| 1949 | 27189 | 0.007802223 | 68 | 27121 | -99% |
| 1950 | 27050 | 0.007721163 | 51 | 26999 | -100% |
| 1951 | 27980 | 0.007595544 | 65 | 27915 | -100% |
| 1952 | 28341 | 0.007462075 | 72 | 28269 | -99% |
| 1953 | 28429 | 0.007377173 | 69 | 28360 | -100% |
| 1954 | 29345 | 0.007371804 | 66 | 29279 | -100% |
| 1955 | 27796 | 0.006922901 | 69 | 27727 | -100% |
| 1956 | 28311 | 0.00686654 | 85 | 28226 | -99% |
| 1957 | 28001 | 0.006663505 | 92 | 27909 | -99% |
| 1958 | 25109 | 0.00607392 | 94 | 25015 | -99% |
| 1959 | 23965 | 0.005763599 | 88 | 23877 | -99% |
| 1960 | 22821 | 0.005493985 | 87 | 22734 | -99% |
| 1961 | 21485 | 0.005186731 | 76 | 21409 | -99% |
| 1962 | 20492 | 0.005078095 | 70 | 20422 | -99% |
| 1963 | 18979 | 0.004794856 | 83 | 18896 | -99% |
| 1964 | 18118 | 0.004660453 | 68 | 18050 | -99% |
| 1965 | 16094 | 0.004439174 | 61 | 16033 | -99% |
| 1966 | 14795 | 0.004256751 | 82 | 14713 | -99% |
| 1967 | 14310 | 0.00421515 | 84 | 14226 | -99% |
| 1968 | 13433 | 0.003976127 | 73 | 13360 | -99% |
| 1969 | 12854 | 0.003698649 | 77 | 12777 | -99% |
| 1970 | 12461 | 0.003455137 | 64 | 12397 | -99% |
| 1971 | 10940 | 0.003187316 | 67 | 10873 | -99% |
| 1972 | 9338 | 0.002971052 | 77 | 9261 | -98% |
| 1973 | 8436 | 0.00279626 | 75 | 8361 | -98% |
| 1974 | 7806 | 0.002567764 | 47 | 7759 | -99% |
| 1975 | 7253 | 0.002402138 | 57 | 7196 | -98% |
| 1976 | 6853 | 0.002258511 | 58 | 6795 | -98% |
| 1977 | 6901 | 0.002172521 | 35 | 6866 | -99% |
| 1978 | 6461 | 0.002035685 | 38 | 6423 | -99% |
| 1979 | 6572 | 0.001975353 | 63 | 6509 | -98% |
| 1980 | 6314 | 0.001833064 | 46 | 6268 | -99% |
| 1981 | 5951 | 0.001720253 | 40 | 5911 | -99% |
| 1982 | 5758 | 0.001641409 | 46 | 5712 | -98% |
| 1983 | 5374 | 0.001551682 | 47 | 5327 | -98% |
| 1984 | 5098 | 0.001461266 | 36 | 5062 | -99% |
| 1985 | 4787 | 0.001341231 | 37 | 4750 | -98% |
| 1986 | 4696 | 0.001320185 | 34 | 4662 | -99% |
| 1987 | 4543 | 0.00125998 | 42 | 4501 | -98% |
| 1988 | 4365 | 0.001181312 | 36 | 4329 | -98% |
| 1989 | 4341 | 0.001129161 | 18 | 4323 | -99% |
| 1990 | 4188 | 0.001059588 | 11 | 4177 | -99% |
| 1991 | 3659 | 0.000939346 | 9 | 3650 | -100% |
| 1992 | 3266 | 0.000850239 | 3266 | -100% | |
| 1993 | 3008 | 0.000797819 | 12 | 2996 | -99% |
| 1994 | 2657 | 0.000714698 | 5 | 2652 | -100% |
| 1995 | 2260 | 0.000617123 | 8 | 2252 | -99% |
| 1996 | 2191 | 0.000600736 | 7 | 2184 | -99% |
| 1997 | 1979 | 0.000545818 | 9 | 1970 | -99% |
| 1998 | 1862 | 0.000506225 | 1862 | -100% | |
| 1999 | 1747 | 0.000472946 | 1747 | -100% | |
| 2000 | 1609 | 0.000425672 | 1609 | -100% | |
| 2001 | 1470 | 0.000392692 | 1470 | -100% | |
| 2002 | 1289 | 0.00034481 | 1289 | -100% | |
| 2003 | 1308 | 0.000344001 | 1308 | -100% | |
| 2004 | 1259 | 0.000329502 | 8 | 1251 | -99% |
| 2005 | 1150 | 0.000299102 | 1150 | -100% | |
| 2006 | 1098 | 0.00027754 | 1098 | -100% | |
| 2007 | 999 | 0.000249895 | 999 | -100% | |
| 2008 | 992 | 0.000252375 | 992 | -100% | |
| 2009 | 839 | 0.000219623 | 839 | -100% | |
| 2010 | 765 | 0.000206995 | 765 | -100% | |
| 2011 | 788 | 0.000215431 | 788 | -100% | |
| 2012 | 729 | 0.000199324 | 729 | -100% | |
| 2013 | 710 | 0.000194752 | 710 | -100% | |
| 2014 | 738 | 0.000199116 | 738 | -100% | |
| 2015 | 696 | 0.000188062 | 696 | -100% | |
| 2016 | 625 | 0.00017036 | 625 | -100% | |
| 2017 | 603 | 0.000168615 | 603 | -100% | |
| 2018 | 541 | 0.000153873 | 541 | -100% | |
| 2019 | 513 | 0.000147799 | 513 | -100% | |
| 2020 | 449 | 0.000134408 | 449 | -100% | |
| 2021 | 468 | 0.000138137 | 468 | -100% | |
| 2022 | 402 | 0.000118825 | 402 | -100% | |
| 2023 | 415 | 0.000125332 | 415 | -100% | |
| 2024 | 405 | 0.000121676 | 405 | -100% |