Don Name Popularity

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How popular is Don?

In 2018 the uncommon name Don, ranked the 1,501st Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Don is currently less popular.

Position 50, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1934.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1946 with 4,111 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Don in any given year was 26 in 1881.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Don occurred roughly during the years 1903-1934, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1962-1974, 1980-1983, 1987-1990, and 1991-1994.

The popularity trend for Don has been moving downward for a while. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Don has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Don?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

The name Don is still rare and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Don has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Don (Girl)		Don (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	113	1,501
2017		< 5	--	90	1,722
2016		< 5	--	105	1,562
2015		< 5	--	116	1,450
2014		< 5	--	112	1,454
2013		< 5	--	125	1,354
2012		< 5	--	95	1,626
2011		< 5	--	113	1,449
2010		< 5	--	111	1,472
2009		< 5	--	136	1,291
2008		< 5	--	133	1,305
2007		< 5	--	126	1,336
2006		< 5	--	169	1,061
2005		< 5	--	138	1,156
2004		< 5	--	140	1,128
2003		< 5	--	155	1,019
2002		< 5	--	155	1,003
2001		< 5	--	183	872
2000		< 5	--	193	828
1999		< 5	--	187	815
1998		< 5	--	207	767
1997		< 5	--	194	768
1996		< 5	--	233	694
1995		< 5	--	299	596
1994		< 5	--	231	683
1993		< 5	--	308	587
1992		5	13,886	293	603
1991		< 5	--	353	538
1990		< 5	--	332	554
1989		< 5	--	394	482
1988		8	8,601	453	425
1987		< 5	--	450	412
1986		< 5	--	467	391
1985		6	9,636	473	381
1984		< 5	--	473	373
1983		6	9,336	477	367
1982		< 5	--	552	341
1981		11	5,986	653	298
1980		8	7,593	600	319
1979		17	4,275	654	303
1978		6	8,826	587	306
1977		8	7,049	732	268
1976		9	6,184	720	269
1975		7	7,364	764	258
1974		11	5,093	798	251
1973		12	4,629	893	237
1972		14	4,139	977	223
1971		13	4,361	1,093	214
1970		15	3,911	1,279	203
1969		16	3,500	1,349	194
1968		20	2,890	1,404	183
1967		14	3,519	1,470	177
1966		11	4,020	1,650	166
1965		14	3,441	1,911	157
1964		9	4,708	2,303	141
1963		15	3,374	2,523	135
1962		11	4,066	2,909	123
1961		16	3,218	3,149	121
1960		19	2,841	3,455	115
1959		18	2,781	3,619	111
1958		16	3,000	3,580	112
1957		17	2,839	3,350	116
1956		11	3,745	2,895	123
1955		11	3,633	2,650	125
1954		18	2,613	2,744	120
1953		19	2,451	2,713	120
1952		11	3,421	2,569	120
1951		16	2,613	2,620	117
1950		16	2,578	2,711	107
1949		14	2,762	3,060	98
1948		10	3,413	3,545	91
1947		22	2,099	4,004	86
1946		20	2,106	4,111	79
1945		15	2,262	3,483	73
1944		19	1,980	3,587	72
1943		15	2,367	3,817	72
1942		19	1,995	3,565	72
1941		15	2,206	3,532	66
1940		18	1,909	3,546	62
1939		21	1,692	3,586	56
1938		17	1,965	3,899	52
1937		25	1,506	3,816	51
1936		27	1,421	3,829	51
1935		21	1,678	3,914	51
1934		24	1,526	3,927	50
1933		22	1,619	3,452	54
1932		37	1,179	3,454	55
1931		40	1,132	3,176	59
1930		34	1,293	2,921	68
1929		25	1,566	2,518	78
1928		29	1,478	2,383	84
1927		33	1,412	2,302	90
1926		26	1,636	1,965	96
1925		18	2,132	1,653	106
1924		25	1,730	1,451	125
1923		19	2,039	1,293	130
1922		18	2,133	1,183	136
1921		21	1,936	1,172	136
1920		13	2,622	1,019	148
1919		12	2,686	956	145
1918		8	3,583	931	153
1917		17	2,019	757	167
1916		11	2,705	744	160
1915		11	2,576	747	156
1914		6	3,291	521	173
1913		5	3,304	388	176
1912		10	1,883	332	177
1911		< 5	--	167	184
1910		< 5	--	140	191
1909		6	2,020	110	197
1908		< 5	--	107	193
1907		5	2,146	81	227
1906		< 5	--	87	203
1905		< 5	--	85	206
1904		< 5	--	75	213
1903		< 5	--	64	228
1902		< 5	--	79	200
1901		< 5	--	48	250
1900		< 5	--	81	219
1899		< 5	--	65	202
1898		< 5	--	49	252
1897		< 5	--	49	249
1896		< 5	--	66	221
1895		< 5	--	78	191
1894		< 5	--	72	203
1893		< 5	--	64	213
1892		< 5	--	68	214
1891		< 5	--	48	233
1890		< 5	--	61	212
1889		< 5	--	62	207
1888		< 5	--	50	245
1887		< 5	--	39	256
1886		< 5	--	61	216
1885		< 5	--	35	282
1884		< 5	--	47	251
1883		< 5	--	54	203
1882		< 5	--	46	251
1881		< 5	--	26	320
1880		< 5	--	34	284

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.