Donald

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Primarily a boy's name · 97% boys

Origin: Polish

Meaning

Donald is a Scottish masculine given name. It is derived from the Gaelic name Dรฒmhnall. 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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 237 babies (rank #156 that year). In 2024 it was given to 22 boys (rank #1,113). 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 โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

2,195
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
237
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
1991237#156
1992188#179
1993170#188
1994121#226
1995123#241
1996101#269
1997100#268
199875#323
199976#320
200076#311
200161#368
200246#461
200342#504
200452#447
200544#516
200640#582
200749#532
200843#599
200936#697
201044#582
201132#736
201233#730
201329#817
201435#718
201546#579
201635#740
201725#938
201830#811
201924#959
202035#727
202122#1,058
202223#1,023
202323#1,038
202422#1,113