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6. Has Donald been a popular baby name since 1934?

Sat Jun 27, 2026, 08:32 PM

10 hrs ago

Considering that Donald is the name of a famous movie star...

...it seems to me naming your kid Donald would set him up for bullying.

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The name "Donald" is ranked at its least popular baby name ranking: [View all] applegrove 13 hrs ago OP

It was a pretty common name in baby boom days and previous - Ocelot II 12 hrs ago #2

Even Genghis, Judas, Adolf and Pol Pot are more popular than Donald. C_U_L8R 12 hrs ago #4

Adolf is more popular. The Wizard 11 hrs ago #5

Has Donald been a popular baby name since 1934? jmowreader 10 hrs ago #6

I was born in 1956. It wasn't a very popular name LeftInTX 9 hrs ago #8

I was born in 1956. Not that many guys were named Donald in my class. LeftInTX 10 hrs ago #7

There are several Donalds in my family ITAL 9 hrs ago #9

By 2000, the name fell off the list of 200 names. LeftInTX 8 hrs ago #10

I have an older cousin named Don. I don't know of Ilsa 6 hrs ago #11