Donald

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Donald is a Scottish masculine given name. It is derived from the Gaelic name Dòmhnall. This comes from the Proto-Celtic *Dumno-ualos. The final -d in Donald is partly derived from a misinterpretation of the Gaelic pronunciation by English speakers.

From Wikipedia

Donald first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 22 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1960 with 261 babies (rank #52 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Donald

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Donald yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

3,323

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

261

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Donald

Donald Trumpgame show host · b. 1946
Donald Tuskhead of government · b. 1957
Donald Duckinfantryman
Donald Knuthhistorian of mathematics · b. 1938
Donald Rumsfeldauthor · b. 1932

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	218	#45
1953	253	#40
1954	206	#45
1955	231	#43
1956	180	#47
1957	191	#46
1958	162	#51
1959	154	#59
1960	261	#52
1961	256	#55
1962	220	#63
1963	193	#65
1964	183	#68
1965	143	#73
1966	134	#78
1967	121	#81
1968	57	#103
1969	76	#99
1970	43	#105
1971	39	#108
2014	1	#1,196
2017	1	#1,201