The baby name Donald appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1934 with 38,782 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Donald has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 1,052 |
| 1911 | 1,506 |
| 1912 | 3,534 |
| 1913 | 4,559 |
| 1914 | 6,182 |
| 1915 | 9,164 |
| 1916 | 10,030 |
| 1917 | 11,207 |
| 1918 | 18 |
| 1918 | 12,795 |
| 1919 | 12 |
| 1919 | 12,848 |
| 1920 | 11 |
| 1920 | 15,301 |
| 1921 | 18 |
| 1921 | 17,501 |
| 1922 | 19 |
| 1922 | 19,068 |
| 1923 | 28 |
| 1923 | 20,785 |
| 1924 | 83 |
| 1924 | 22,690 |
| 1925 | 98 |
| 1925 | 24,125 |
| 1926 | 123 |
| 1926 | 26,411 |
| 1927 | 145 |
| 1927 | 29,950 |
| 1928 | 156 |
| 1928 | 32,373 |
| 1929 | 186 |
| 1929 | 33,796 |
| 1930 | 192 |
| 1930 | 36,856 |
| 1931 | 129 |
| 1931 | 36,492 |
| 1932 | 111 |
| 1932 | 37,725 |
| 1933 | 124 |
| 1933 | 37,083 |
| 1934 | 62 |
| 1934 | 38,782 |
| 1935 | 69 |
| 1935 | 38,495 |
| 1936 | 45 |
| 1936 | 37,969 |
| 1937 | 40 |
| 1937 | 37,127 |
| 1938 | 20 |
| 1938 | 33,870 |
| 1939 | 30 |
| 1939 | 29,460 |
| 1940 | 25 |
| 1940 | 29,582 |
| 1941 | 15 |
| 1941 | 29,048 |
| 1942 | 25 |
| 1942 | 30,570 |
| 1943 | 12 |
| 1943 | 31,219 |
| 1944 | 19 |
| 1944 | 29,867 |
| 1945 | 28,208 |
| 1946 | 28 |
| 1946 | 30,425 |
| 1947 | 19 |
| 1947 | 31,437 |
| 1948 | 35,500 |
| 1949 | 25 |
| 1949 | 35,234 |
| 1950 | 10 |
| 1950 | 35,043 |
| 1951 | 34,971 |
| 1952 | 28 |
| 1952 | 35,082 |
| 1953 | 20 |
| 1953 | 37,580 |
| 1954 | 15 |
| 1954 | 36,861 |
| 1955 | 36 |
| 1955 | 37,896 |
| 1956 | 32 |
| 1956 | 37,516 |
| 1957 | 47 |
| 1957 | 35,607 |
| 1958 | 59 |
| 1958 | 32,182 |
| 1959 | 11 |
| 1959 | 28,754 |
| 1960 | 54 |
| 1960 | 28,080 |
| 1961 | 32 |
| 1961 | 25,512 |
| 1962 | 5 |
| 1962 | 24,981 |
| 1963 | 42 |
| 1963 | 23,897 |
| 1964 | 10 |
| 1964 | 21,846 |
| 1965 | 12 |
| 1965 | 20,641 |
| 1966 | 21 |
| 1966 | 17,698 |
| 1967 | 40 |
| 1967 | 17,466 |
| 1968 | 7 |
| 1968 | 16,176 |
| 1969 | 40 |
| 1969 | 15,529 |
| 1970 | 17 |
| 1970 | 14,541 |
| 1971 | 20 |
| 1971 | 12,821 |
| 1972 | 34 |
| 1972 | 10,985 |
| 1973 | 16 |
| 1973 | 9,833 |
| 1974 | 9,127 |
| 1975 | 17 |
| 1975 | 8,303 |
| 1976 | 10 |
| 1976 | 7,879 |
| 1977 | 9,169 |
| 1978 | 7,832 |
| 1979 | 14 |
| 1979 | 7,725 |
| 1980 | 7,902 |
| 1981 | 5 |
| 1981 | 6,475 |
| 1982 | 6 |
| 1982 | 6,310 |
| 1983 | 6,053 |
| 1984 | 15 |
| 1984 | 5,516 |
| 1985 | 4,983 |
| 1986 | 5,876 |
| 1987 | 5,063 |
| 1988 | 4,828 |
| 1989 | 4,745 |
| 1990 | 4,432 |
| 1991 | 3,916 |
| 1992 | 3,862 |
| 1993 | 3,683 |
| 1994 | 3,282 |
| 1995 | 2,663 |
| 1996 | 2,539 |
| 1997 | 2,286 |
| 1998 | 2,175 |
| 1999 | 2,079 |
| 2000 | 1,817 |
| 2001 | 1,694 |
| 2002 | 1,510 |
| 2003 | 1,471 |
| 2004 | 1,532 |
| 2005 | 1,429 |
| 2006 | 1,341 |
| 2007 | 1,148 |
| 2008 | 1,185 |
| 2009 | 976 |
| 2010 | 880 |
| 2011 | 815 |
| 2012 | 833 |
| 2013 | 809 |
| 2014 | 822 |
| 2015 | 866 |
| 2016 | 804 |
| 2017 | 793 |
| 2018 | 639 |
| 2019 | 624 |
| 2020 | 485 |
| 2021 | 599 |
| 2022 | 427 |
| 2023 | 423 |
| 2024 | 410 |