Donald

Boy name

Donald has been given to 1,420,387 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1934 and currently ranks #690 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈdɒn.əld/

Name of Scottish kings and an early saint, from Scottish Gaelic Dòmhnall and reinforced by Medieval Latin Donvaldus ~ Donaldus, from Old Irish Domnall, from Proto-Celtic *Dubnowalos (“prince / chief of the world”). Doublet of Domhnall.

Origin: Scottish Gaelic

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

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

1,420,387

Peak year

1934 (30,518 babies)

Rank in 2025

#690 for boys

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -43%

Gender split

0% girls / 100% boys

Famous people named Donald

Donald Trump

American businessman and politician (born 1946), President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)

Donald Tusk

Prime Minister of Poland (2007–2014; since 2023)

Donald Duck

Disney cartoon character

Donald Sutherland

Canadian actor (1935–2024)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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