Don

Given to 168,839 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025
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recorded as girls
#1793
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
89
boys 89
Peak year
1934
3,926 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
168,839
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Don was most popular in 1934, when 3,926 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 89 babies were named Don, ranking #1793 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1934 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Don was most popular in 1934, when 3,926 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 89 babies were named Don, ranking #1793 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.01.252.53.7551880192019602000Peak 1934

Don was most popular in 1934, when 3,926 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 89 babies were named Don, ranking #1793 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 89 1793
2024 <5 — 92 1776
2023 <5 — 94 1744
2022 <5 — 115 1551
2021 <5 — 102 1635
2020 <5 — 90 1716
2019 <5 — 88 1762
2018 <5 — 115 1498
2017 <5 — 90 1725
2016 <5 — 105 1563
2015 <5 — 117 1444
2014 <5 — 112 1456
2013 <5 — 125 1352
2012 <5 — 96 1617
2011 <5 — 113 1448
2010 <5 — 111 1470
2009 <5 — 136 1290
2008 <5 — 133 1303
2007 <5 — 127 1332
2006 <5 — 170 1054
2005 <5 — 138 1155
2004 <5 — 140 1128
2003 <5 — 155 1016
2002 <5 — 155 1003
2001 <5 — 183 873
2000 <5 — 193 829
1999 <5 — 187 816
1998 <5 — 207 767
1997 <5 — 194 767
1996 <5 — 233 694
1995 <5 — 299 596
1994 <5 — 231 683
1993 <5 — 309 587
1992 5 13317 293 601
1991 <5 — 353 538
1990 <5 — 332 554
1989 <5 — 393 483
1988 8 8391 454 425
1987 <5 — 449 412
1986 <5 — 467 390
1985 6 9307 473 381
1984 <5 — 472 373
1983 6 9015 478 367
1982 <5 — 552 341
1981 11 5885 653 298
1980 8 7418 598 321
1979 17 4231 654 303
1978 6 8562 587 306
1977 8 6892 732 268
1976 9 6048 718 269
1975 7 7173 766 258
1974 11 5011 798 252
1973 12 4586 893 237
1972 14 4091 977 223
1971 13 4311 1,092 215
1970 15 3872 1,279 203
1969 16 3461 1,349 194
1968 20 2874 1,404 183
1967 14 3484 1,469 177
1966 11 3959 1,650 166
1965 14 3402 1,907 157
1964 9 4636 2,304 141
1963 15 3336 2,522 135
1962 10 4263 2,915 123
1961 17 3060 3,149 121
1960 19 2820 3,454 115
1959 18 2760 3,617 111
1958 16 2972 3,580 112
1957 17 2823 3,347 117
1956 11 3696 2,898 123
1955 11 3571 2,649 125
1954 18 2592 2,748 120
1953 19 2431 2,712 121
1952 11 3372 2,570 120
1951 16 2577 2,619 117
1950 16 2535 2,712 107
1949 14 2726 3,060 98
1948 10 3350 3,546 91
1947 22 2089 4,007 86
1946 20 2094 4,110 79
1945 15 2237 3,482 73
1944 19 1967 3,589 72
1943 15 2352 3,817 72
1942 19 1981 3,564 72
1941 15 2190 3,533 66
1940 18 1900 3,547 62
1939 21 1684 3,589 56
1938 17 1945 3,900 52
1937 25 1493 3,814 51
1936 27 1413 3,830 51
1935 21 1663 3,917 51
1934 24 1518 3,926 50
1933 22 1606 3,453 54
1932 37 1176 3,453 55
1931 40 1127 3,176 59
1930 34 1289 2,922 68
1929 25 1555 2,519 78
1928 29 1469 2,382 84
1927 33 1404 2,303 90
1926 26 1623 1,966 96
1925 18 2119 1,653 106
1924 25 1723 1,451 125
1923 19 2021 1,293 129
1922 18 2109 1,183 136
1921 21 1927 1,172 136
1920 13 2590 1,019 148
1919 12 2640 956 145
1918 8 3512 931 153
1917 17 1996 757 167
1916 11 2658 744 160
1915 11 2526 747 156
1914 6 3188 521 173
1913 5 3187 388 176
1912 10 1844 332 176
1911 <5 — 167 184
1910 <5 — 140 191
1909 6 1957 110 197
1908 <5 — 107 193
1907 5 2061 81 227
1906 <5 — 87 203
1905 <5 — 85 205
1904 <5 — 75 213
1903 <5 — 64 228
1902 <5 — 79 200
1901 <5 — 48 249
1900 <5 — 81 219
1899 <5 — 65 202
1898 <5 — 49 252
1897 <5 — 49 249
1896 <5 — 66 221
1895 <5 — 78 190
1894 <5 — 72 202
1893 <5 — 64 212
1892 <5 — 68 213
1891 <5 — 48 233
1890 <5 — 61 212
1889 <5 — 62 205
1888 <5 — 50 245
1887 <5 — 39 254
1886 <5 — 61 216
1885 <5 — 35 282
1884 <5 — 47 251
1883 <5 — 54 203
1882 <5 — 46 248
1881 <5 — 26 318
1880 <5 — 34 283

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Where Don is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years