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Donald

Boy Scottish Gaelic #658 in 2023

Donald is a boy name of Scottish Gaelic origin.

Meaning of Donald

Name of Scottish kings and an early saint, from Dòmhnall and reinforced by Donvaldus ~ Donaldus, from Domnall, from Dubnowalos.

Popularity of Donald

Popularity, 1880–2023

415 births in 2023

1880 2023

1,414,014 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1934

30,517 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

God is my judge

Boy · Scottish Gaelic

Originally used in Scotland, popular in all English-speaking countries in the 20th century

Girl · Ancient Greek

The English form of Dorothea, the name of a legendary saint, from Δωροθέα, from t=gift + t=god

Girl · Italian

A 19th-century invention from the - noun donna; also interpreted as a feminine form of Donald

Popular from the 1940s to the 1970s, first in the USA, then in the UK

Boy · Ancient Greek

From Denis, from - saint's name Denis, brought to England by Normans; from Latin Dionysius, a masculine name literally meaning “follower of (the wine god) Dionysus”

From a place name, dubh + glais

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.