Donald has been given to about 1,420,387 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1934, which makes it a interwar name.
Donald ranks 690th among American boys in 2025, with 395 born that year. Its best year was 1934, when 30,518 babies were given the name, ranking 6th. The typical living American called Donald is about 72 years old today. It is relatively most common in South Carolina, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.