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9. There are several Donalds in my family

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Jun 27, 2026, 09:00 PM

13 hrs ago

It goes back a few generations (and then one of my aunts hilariously married a Donald as well). Not sure if the name is gonna continue on though! To be fair that was likely the case prior to Trump too...not a lot of males being born in the family.

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The name "Donald" is ranked at its least popular baby name ranking: [View all] applegrove 16 hrs ago OP

And in twenty years, those kids will petition the court to change their first names to Adolph. jls4561 16 hrs ago #1

It was a pretty common name in baby boom days and previous - Ocelot II 16 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 16 hrs ago #3

Even Genghis, Judas, Adolf and Pol Pot are more popular than Donald. C_U_L8R 15 hrs ago #4

Adolf is more popular. The Wizard 14 hrs ago #5

Has Donald been a popular baby name since 1934? jmowreader 13 hrs ago #6

I was born in 1956. It wasn't a very popular name LeftInTX 13 hrs ago #8

I was born in 1956. Not that many guys were named Donald in my class. LeftInTX 13 hrs ago #7

There are several Donalds in my family ITAL 13 hrs ago #9

By 2000, the name fell off the list of 200 names. LeftInTX 12 hrs ago #10

I have an older cousin named Don. I don't know of Ilsa 9 hrs ago #11