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LeftInTX

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8. I was born in 1956. It wasn't a very popular name

Reply to jmowreader (Reply #6)

Sat Jun 27, 2026, 09:00 PM

1 hr ago

It reached it's peak in the 1930's at number 7
By the 1970's, it was down to 42nd. By then, probably people were being named after their father's or grandfather's
1980's it was 66th, 1990's 134th, by the 21st Century, it dropped off the charts below 200.

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The name "Donald" is ranked at its least popular baby name ranking: [View all] applegrove 4 hrs ago OP

And in twenty years, those kids will petition the court to change their first names to Adolph. jls4561 4 hrs ago #1

It was a pretty common name in baby boom days and previous - Ocelot II 3 hrs ago #2

He will spin it by saying new parents know their kids are inferior to him and couldn't meet the standard. RockRaven 3 hrs ago #3

Even Genghis, Judas, Adolf and Pol Pot are more popular than Donald. C_U_L8R 3 hrs ago #4

Adolf is more popular. The Wizard 2 hrs ago #5

Has Donald been a popular baby name since 1934? jmowreader 1 hr ago #6

I was born in 1956. It wasn't a very popular name LeftInTX 1 hr ago #8

I was born in 1956. Not that many guys were named Donald in my class. LeftInTX 1 hr ago #7

There are several Donalds in my family ITAL 1 hr ago #9

By 2000, the name fell off the list of 200 names. LeftInTX 1 min ago #10