Don

Boy name

Don has been given to 168,839 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1946.

Meaning & origin /dɒn/

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

168,839

Peak year

1946 (4,130 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -24%

Gender split

1% girls / 99% boys

Famous people named Don

Don Knotts

American actor and stand-up comedian (1924-2006)

Don Johnson

American actor and singer (born 1949)

Don Ameche

American actor (1908–1993)

Don Budge

American tennis player (1915-2000)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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