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 | 0.000239692 | 52 | -100% | |
| 1884 | 59 | 0.000242339 | 59 | -100% | |
| 1885 | 47 | 0.000195139 | 47 | -100% | |
| 1886 | 57 | 0.000223252 | 57 | -100% | |
| 1887 | 60 | 0.000242529 | 60 | -100% | |
| 1888 | 77 | 0.000257117 | 77 | -100% | |
| 1889 | 75 | 0.000259564 | 75 | -100% | |
| 1890 | 114 | 0.000378234 | 5 | 109 | -91% |
| 1891 | 100 | 0.000348831 | 100 | -100% | |
| 1892 | 137 | 0.000409721 | 137 | -100% | |
| 1893 | 166 | 0.000510419 | 166 | -100% | |
| 1894 | 169 | 0.000498981 | 169 | -100% | |
| 1895 | 203 | 0.000578313 | 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 | 0.00072847 | 328 | -100% | |
| 1901 | 250 | 0.000722936 | 250 | -100% | |
| 1902 | 366 | 0.000946389 | 366 | -100% | |
| 1903 | 359 | 0.000941758 | 359 | -100% | |
| 1904 | 413 | 0.001023582 | 413 | -100% | |
| 1905 | 425 | 0.001002538 | 425 | -100% | |
| 1906 | 486 | 0.001134319 | 486 | -100% | |
| 1907 | 616 | 0.001323618 | 616 | -100% | |
| 1908 | 664 | 0.001358846 | 664 | -100% | |
| 1909 | 725 | 0.001418165 | 725 | -100% | |
| 1910 | 866 | 0.00146603 | 6 | 860 | -99% |
| 1911 | 1275 | 0.001978959 | 1275 | -100% | |
| 1912 | 2879 | 0.002913788 | 7 | 2872 | -100% |
| 1913 | 3717 | 0.00326881 | 14 | 3703 | -99% |
| 1914 | 4854 | 0.003427129 | 19 | 4835 | -99% |
| 1915 | 7135 | 0.003893737 | 20 | 7115 | -99% |
| 1916 | 7759 | 0.004011032 | 22 | 7737 | -99% |
| 1917 | 8758 | 0.004364271 | 29 | 8729 | -99% |
| 1918 | 10010 | 0.004610541 | 38 | 9972 | -99% |
| 1919 | 9946 | 0.004713192 | 42 | 9904 | -99% |
| 1920 | 11987 | 0.005297787 | 46 | 11941 | -99% |
| 1921 | 13833 | 0.005925458 | 57 | 13776 | -99% |
| 1922 | 14969 | 0.006539094 | 56 | 14913 | -99% |
| 1923 | 16486 | 0.007160093 | 53 | 16433 | -99% |
| 1924 | 18014 | 0.007563781 | 85 | 17929 | -99% |
| 1925 | 19298 | 0.008270672 | 105 | 19193 | -99% |
| 1926 | 21045 | 0.009166352 | 133 | 20912 | -99% |
| 1927 | 23978 | 0.010338192 | 144 | 23834 | -99% |
| 1928 | 25875 | 0.011444441 | 170 | 25705 | -99% |
| 1929 | 27351 | 0.01247678 | 170 | 27181 | -99% |
| 1930 | 29226 | 0.013145396 | 175 | 29051 | -99% |
| 1931 | 29264 | 0.01390632 | 160 | 29104 | -99% |
| 1932 | 29914 | 0.014168669 | 125 | 29789 | -99% |
| 1933 | 28580 | 0.01429406 | 133 | 28447 | -99% |
| 1934 | 30518 | 0.014694708 | 110 | 30408 | -99% |
| 1935 | 29785 | 0.014252069 | 112 | 29673 | -99% |
| 1936 | 28726 | 0.01382679 | 88 | 28638 | -99% |
| 1937 | 27950 | 0.013118173 | 81 | 27869 | -99% |
| 1938 | 26755 | 0.012092262 | 79 | 26676 | -99% |
| 1939 | 24138 | 0.010954768 | 83 | 24055 | -99% |
| 1940 | 23197 | 0.010074102 | 84 | 23113 | -99% |
| 1941 | 22703 | 0.009318341 | 63 | 22640 | -99% |
| 1942 | 24031 | 0.0087969 | 76 | 23955 | -99% |
| 1943 | 24489 | 0.008676179 | 69 | 24420 | -99% |
| 1944 | 23525 | 0.008745171 | 60 | 23465 | -99% |
| 1945 | 22186 | 0.008363022 | 47 | 22139 | -100% |
| 1946 | 26343 | 0.008244358 | 72 | 26271 | -99% |
| 1947 | 28322 | 0.007862287 | 63 | 28259 | -100% |
| 1948 | 26491 | 0.007672977 | 48 | 26443 | -100% |
| 1949 | 27189 | 0.007802306 | 68 | 27121 | -99% |
| 1950 | 27050 | 0.007721141 | 51 | 26999 | -100% |
| 1951 | 27980 | 0.007595581 | 65 | 27915 | -100% |
| 1952 | 28343 | 0.0074626 | 72 | 28271 | -99% |
| 1953 | 28427 | 0.007376716 | 69 | 28358 | -100% |
| 1954 | 29346 | 0.0073721 | 66 | 29280 | -100% |
| 1955 | 27799 | 0.00692373 | 69 | 27730 | -100% |
| 1956 | 28310 | 0.006866296 | 84 | 28226 | -99% |
| 1957 | 27999 | 0.006663157 | 93 | 27906 | -99% |
| 1958 | 25108 | 0.006073171 | 94 | 25014 | -99% |
| 1959 | 23955 | 0.005762956 | 88 | 23867 | -99% |
| 1960 | 22821 | 0.005493845 | 87 | 22734 | -99% |
| 1961 | 21482 | 0.005186442 | 76 | 21406 | -99% |
| 1962 | 20494 | 0.005079283 | 70 | 20424 | -99% |
| 1963 | 18976 | 0.004793938 | 83 | 18893 | -99% |
| 1964 | 18120 | 0.004661017 | 68 | 18052 | -99% |
| 1965 | 16095 | 0.004439411 | 61 | 16034 | -99% |
| 1966 | 14795 | 0.004256854 | 82 | 14713 | -99% |
| 1967 | 14310 | 0.004215167 | 84 | 14226 | -99% |
| 1968 | 13434 | 0.003976482 | 73 | 13361 | -99% |
| 1969 | 12853 | 0.003698334 | 77 | 12776 | -99% |
| 1970 | 12463 | 0.003455703 | 64 | 12399 | -99% |
| 1971 | 10940 | 0.003187382 | 67 | 10873 | -99% |
| 1972 | 9338 | 0.00297103 | 77 | 9261 | -98% |
| 1973 | 8436 | 0.002796292 | 75 | 8361 | -98% |
| 1974 | 7806 | 0.002567763 | 47 | 7759 | -99% |
| 1975 | 7252 | 0.002401823 | 57 | 7195 | -98% |
| 1976 | 6853 | 0.002258502 | 58 | 6795 | -98% |
| 1977 | 6899 | 0.002171947 | 35 | 6864 | -99% |
| 1978 | 6460 | 0.002035402 | 38 | 6422 | -99% |
| 1979 | 6571 | 0.001975076 | 63 | 6508 | -98% |
| 1980 | 6314 | 0.001833073 | 46 | 6268 | -99% |
| 1981 | 5951 | 0.001720273 | 40 | 5911 | -99% |
| 1982 | 5761 | 0.001642274 | 46 | 5715 | -98% |
| 1983 | 5373 | 0.001551421 | 47 | 5326 | -98% |
| 1984 | 5098 | 0.001461308 | 36 | 5062 | -99% |
| 1985 | 4787 | 0.001341281 | 37 | 4750 | -98% |
| 1986 | 4695 | 0.001319953 | 34 | 4661 | -99% |
| 1987 | 4543 | 0.001260023 | 42 | 4501 | -98% |
| 1988 | 4365 | 0.001181371 | 36 | 4329 | -98% |
| 1989 | 4341 | 0.001129195 | 18 | 4323 | -99% |
| 1990 | 4188 | 0.00105965 | 11 | 4177 | -99% |
| 1991 | 3659 | 0.000939388 | 9 | 3650 | -100% |
| 1992 | 3266 | 0.000850282 | 3266 | -100% | |
| 1993 | 3008 | 0.000797849 | 12 | 2996 | -99% |
| 1994 | 2657 | 0.000714731 | 5 | 2652 | -100% |
| 1995 | 2260 | 0.000617146 | 8 | 2252 | -99% |
| 1996 | 2190 | 0.000600486 | 7 | 2183 | -99% |
| 1997 | 1979 | 0.000545836 | 9 | 1970 | -99% |
| 1998 | 1862 | 0.000506241 | 1862 | -100% | |
| 1999 | 1747 | 0.000472961 | 1747 | -100% | |
| 2000 | 1609 | 0.000425685 | 1609 | -100% | |
| 2001 | 1470 | 0.000392705 | 1470 | -100% | |
| 2002 | 1289 | 0.000344825 | 1289 | -100% | |
| 2003 | 1308 | 0.000344028 | 1308 | -100% | |
| 2004 | 1259 | 0.000329527 | 8 | 1251 | -99% |
| 2005 | 1150 | 0.000299125 | 1150 | -100% | |
| 2006 | 1098 | 0.000277567 | 1098 | -100% | |
| 2007 | 999 | 0.000249921 | 999 | -100% | |
| 2008 | 992 | 0.000252411 | 992 | -100% | |
| 2009 | 838 | 0.000219401 | 838 | -100% | |
| 2010 | 765 | 0.000207028 | 765 | -100% | |
| 2011 | 788 | 0.000215468 | 788 | -100% | |
| 2012 | 729 | 0.000199363 | 729 | -100% | |
| 2013 | 710 | 0.000194798 | 710 | -100% | |
| 2014 | 738 | 0.000199168 | 738 | -100% | |
| 2015 | 695 | 0.000187846 | 695 | -100% | |
| 2016 | 625 | 0.000170415 | 625 | -100% | |
| 2017 | 602 | 0.000168405 | 602 | -100% | |
| 2018 | 540 | 0.000153664 | 540 | -100% | |
| 2019 | 510 | 0.000147025 | 510 | -100% | |
| 2020 | 449 | 0.000134518 | 449 | -100% | |
| 2021 | 467 | 0.000137974 | 467 | -100% | |
| 2022 | 402 | 0.000118984 | 402 | -100% | |
| 2023 | 414 | 0.000125559 | 414 | -100% |