Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Donald

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Donald
Creator: Social Security Administration

Endangered Down 98.7% from peak

Peak era

1934

Peak rank proxy

30,407

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Silent Generation

1880Peak 19342024

Peak year

1934

Decline from peak

98.7%

2024

405

All-time

1,414,419

Donald once had enough force to mark a generation, but its current usage is a small remnant of that peak. The name still exists, yet now reads as a timestamp: personal, recognizable, and culturally receding.

Your name peaked in 1934, when 30,407 boys were named Donald.

In 2024, only 405 boys were given the name.

Down 98.7% from its peak.

All told, about 1,414,419 Americans have been named Donald and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationSilent Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryDown 98.7% from peak

In 1934:30,407 boys named Donald

In 2024:405 boys named Donald

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