- Don Name Origin: Welsh
- Pronunciation: don
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Don Name Popularity
How popular is the name Don? Here’s everything we know.
| Year | Rank | # Births | % Births |
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| 1910 | 193 | 97 | 0.0276% |
| 1911 | 198 | 110 | 0.0295% |
| 1912 | 174 | 301 | 0.0597% |
| 1913 | 177 | 345 | 0.0608% |
| 1914 | 173 | 486 | 0.0697% |
| 1915 | 157 | 709 | 0.078% |
| 1916 | 160 | 723 | 0.0748% |
| 1917 | 168 | 725 | 0.0725% |
| 1918 | 153 | 901 | 0.084% |
| 1919 | 145 | 938 | 0.0896% |
| 1920 | 147 | 999 | 0.0898% |
| 1921 | 136 | 1,153 | 0.1007% |
| 1922 | 136 | 1,155 | 0.1037% |
| 1923 | 129 | 1,275 | 0.1138% |
| 1924 | 125 | 1,427 | 0.1229% |
| 1925 | 106 | 1,637 | 0.1448% |
| 1926 | 96 | 1,937 | 0.1761% |
| 1927 | 90 | 2,289 | 0.2068% |
| 1928 | 84 | 2,371 | 0.2216% |
| 1929 | 78 | 2,497 | 0.2411% |
| 1930 | 68 | 2,903 | 0.2779% |
| 1931 | 59 | 3,159 | 0.3201% |
| 1932 | 55 | 3,444 | 0.3486% |
| 1933 | 54 | 3,446 | 0.3699% |
| 1934 | 50 | 3,917 | 0.4052% |
| 1935 | 52 | 3,899 | 0.4012% |
| 1936 | 51 | 3,811 | 0.3956% |
| 1937 | 52 | 3,799 | 0.3855% |
| 1938 | 53 | 3,889 | 0.3799% |
| 1939 | 57 | 3,561 | 0.3501% |
| 1940 | 62 | 3,527 | 0.3318% |
| 1941 | 66 | 3,518 | 0.3126% |
| 1942 | 72 | 3,550 | 0.2811% |
| 1943 | 72 | 3,798 | 0.2909% |
| 1944 | 72 | 3,575 | 0.2885% |
| 1945 | 74 | 3,470 | 0.2845% |
| 1946 | 79 | 4,107 | 0.2783% |
| 1947 | 86 | 3,995 | 0.2393% |
| 1948 | 91 | 3,532 | 0.2213% |
| 1949 | 98 | 3,048 | 0.1895% |
| 1950 | 107 | 2,697 | 0.1675% |
| 1951 | 117 | 2,606 | 0.1537% |
| 1952 | 120 | 2,553 | 0.1463% |
| 1953 | 121 | 2,703 | 0.1527% |
| 1954 | 122 | 2,732 | 0.1495% |
| 1955 | 125 | 2,642 | 0.1436% |
| 1956 | 123 | 2,881 | 0.1525% |
| 1957 | 116 | 3,345 | 0.1738% |
| 1958 | 112 | 3,570 | 0.1889% |
| 1959 | 111 | 3,614 | 0.1902% |
| 1960 | 115 | 3,448 | 0.182% |
| 1961 | 121 | 3,139 | 0.1663% |
| 1962 | 123 | 2,906 | 0.1583% |
| 1963 | 135 | 2,512 | 0.1399% |
| 1964 | 141 | 2,284 | 0.1298% |
| 1965 | 157 | 1,903 | 0.1164% |
| 1966 | 165 | 1,641 | 0.1051% |
| 1967 | 176 | 1,450 | 0.0955% |
| 1968 | 183 | 1,383 | 0.0921% |
| 1969 | 195 | 1,327 | 0.0861% |
| 1970 | 203 | 1,254 | 0.0788% |
| 1971 | 216 | 1,064 | 0.0708% |
| 1972 | 222 | 944 | 0.0693% |
| 1973 | 234 | 869 | 0.067% |
| 1974 | 251 | 770 | 0.0592% |
| 1975 | 258 | 737 | 0.0574% |
| 1976 | 273 | 676 | 0.0525% |
| 1977 | 269 | 703 | 0.0522% |
| 1978 | 306 | 547 | 0.0407% |
| 1979 | 302 | 621 | 0.044% |
| 1980 | 319 | 562 | 0.0384% |
| 1981 | 299 | 612 | 0.0416% |
| 1982 | 343 | 508 | 0.034% |
| 1983 | 365 | 443 | 0.03% |
| 1984 | 374 | 431 | 0.029% |
| 1985 | 382 | 429 | 0.0283% |
| 1986 | 397 | 417 | 0.0276% |
| 1987 | 408 | 413 | 0.0271% |
| 1988 | 424 | 417 | 0.0268% |
| 1989 | 471 | 359 | 0.0222% |
| 1990 | 554 | 288 | 0.0174% |
| 1991 | 532 | 315 | 0.0193% |
| 1992 | 611 | 235 | 0.0147% |
| 1993 | 577 | 274 | 0.0176% |
| 1994 | 686 | 179 | 0.0117% |
| 1995 | 596 | 252 | 0.0167% |
| 1996 | 682 | 187 | 0.0125% |
| 1997 | 823 | 126 | 0.0085% |
| 1998 | 789 | 147 | 0.0098% |
| 1999 | 812 | 141 | 0.0094% |
| 2000 | 862 | 134 | 0.0088% |
| 2001 | 890 | 130 | 0.0086% |
| 2002 | 1,019 | 100 | 0.0067% |
| 2003 | 989 | 109 | 0.0072% |
| 2004 | 1,195 | 77 | 0.0051% |
| 2005 | 1,168 | 83 | 0.0054% |
| 2006 | 1,081 | 109 | 0.007% |
| 2007 | 1,331 | 71 | 0.0045% |
| 2008 | 1,273 | 79 | 0.0051% |
| 2009 | 1,263 | 80 | 0.0054% |
| 2010 | 1,461 | 52 | 0.0036% |
| 2011 | 1,425 | 55 | 0.0039% |
| 2012 | 1,635 | 36 | 0.0025% |
| 2013 | 1,278 | 73 | 0.0051% |
| 2014 | 1,299 | 69 | 0.0047% |
| 2015 | 1,421 | 56 | 0.0038% |
| 2016 | 1,502 | 47 | 0.0033% |
| 2017 | 1,548 | 41 | 0.0029% |
| 2018 | 1,451 | 51 | 0.0037% |
| 2019 | 1,553 | 40 | 0.003% |
| 2020 | 1,803 | 40 | 0.0031% |
| 2021 | 1,799 | 42 | 0.0034% |
| 2022 | 1,530 | 67 | 0.0051% |
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| Donn |
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| Donne |
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| Donnie |
Short form of Donald |
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| Donny |
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What names sound like Don?
If you like how Don sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Don.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Popularity | Other Gender |
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| Dan |
Judge; God is my judge |
Hebrew |
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| Den |
Follower of Dionysius; son of Dennis |
Greek |
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| Dion |
A short form of Dionysius, the god of vegetation and wine, in Greek mythology. |
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| Doan |
Low, rolling hills |
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| Ton |
Slavic |
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| Name | Meaning | Origin | Popularity | Other Gender |
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| Donald |
Great chief; world mighty |
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