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Worldwide Name Statistics

Don

Ranked #668 - 1 in 110,046 people
US

Most common in

United States

73k bearers

World total

72,697

estimated living bearers

Global rank

#668

worldwide

Country breakdown

United States73k
Worldwide
~73k
rank #668
Rarity
1 in 110,046
of people globally
Gender split
99/1
male / female %
Countries covered
1
~73k in US

About the name Don

There are an estimated 72,697 people named Don alive worldwide today. That ranks Don at #668 globally, with the highest concentrations in United States.

In the United States, Don is held by approximately 72,697 people, ranking #668 among first names. That works out to roughly 22 per 100,000 Americans (or 1 in 4,566 U.S. residents).

Historically Don is used overwhelmingly as a male name (99.3% male).

Don appears in birth records going back to 1880. Use the chart below to see how its popularity has changed across decades, and the surname section to find common pairings.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly male.

Male 99.3%Female 0.7%

Don popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Don, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

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  1. 1880: 34
  2. 1881: 26
  3. 1882: 46
  4. 1883: 54
  5. 1884: 47
  6. 1885: 35
  7. 1886: 61
  8. 1887: 39
  9. 1888: 50
  10. 1889: 62
  11. 1890: 61
  12. 1891: 48
  13. 1892: 68
  14. 1893: 64
  15. 1894: 72
  16. 1895: 78
  17. 1896: 66
  18. 1897: 49
  19. 1898: 49
  20. 1899: 65
  21. 1900: 81
  22. 1901: 48
  23. 1902: 79
  24. 1903: 64
  25. 1904: 75
  26. 1905: 85
  27. 1906: 87
  28. 1907: 86
  29. 1908: 107
  30. 1909: 116
  31. 1910: 140
  32. 1911: 167
  33. 1912: 342
  34. 1913: 393
  35. 1914: 527
  36. 1915: 758
  37. 1916: 755
  38. 1917: 774
  39. 1918: 939
  40. 1919: 968
  41. 1920: 1,032
  42. 1921: 1,193
  43. 1922: 1,201
  44. 1923: 1,312
  45. 1924: 1,476
  46. 1925: 1,671
  47. 1926: 1,992
  48. 1927: 2,336
  49. 1928: 2,411
  50. 1929: 2,544
  51. 1930: 2,956
  52. 1931: 3,216
  53. 1932: 3,490
  54. 1933: 3,475
  55. 1934: 3,950
  56. 1935: 3,938
  57. 1936: 3,857
  58. 1937: 3,839
  59. 1938: 3,917
  60. 1939: 3,610
  61. 1940: 3,565
  62. 1941: 3,548
  63. 1942: 3,583
  64. 1943: 3,832
  65. 1944: 3,608
  66. 1945: 3,497
  67. 1946: 4,130
  68. 1947: 4,029
  69. 1948: 3,556
  70. 1949: 3,074
  71. 1950: 2,728
  72. 1951: 2,635
  73. 1952: 2,581
  74. 1953: 2,731
  75. 1954: 2,766
  76. 1955: 2,660
  77. 1956: 2,909
  78. 1957: 3,364
  79. 1958: 3,596
  80. 1959: 3,635
  81. 1960: 3,473
  82. 1961: 3,166
  83. 1962: 2,925
  84. 1963: 2,537
  85. 1964: 2,313
  86. 1965: 1,921
  87. 1966: 1,661
  88. 1967: 1,483
  89. 1968: 1,424
  90. 1969: 1,365
  91. 1970: 1,294
  92. 1971: 1,105
  93. 1972: 991
  94. 1973: 905
  95. 1974: 809
  96. 1975: 773
  97. 1976: 727
  98. 1977: 740
  99. 1978: 593
  100. 1979: 671
  101. 1980: 606
  102. 1981: 664
  103. 1982: 552
  104. 1983: 484
  105. 1984: 472
  106. 1985: 479
  107. 1986: 467
  108. 1987: 449
  109. 1988: 462
  110. 1989: 393
  111. 1990: 332
  112. 1991: 353
  113. 1992: 298
  114. 1993: 309
  115. 1994: 231
  116. 1995: 299
  117. 1996: 233
  118. 1997: 194
  119. 1998: 207
  120. 1999: 187
  121. 2000: 193
  122. 2001: 183
  123. 2002: 155
  124. 2003: 155
  125. 2004: 140
  126. 2005: 138
  127. 2006: 170
  128. 2007: 127
  129. 2008: 133
  130. 2009: 136
  131. 2010: 111
  132. 2011: 113
  133. 2012: 96
  134. 2013: 125
  135. 2014: 112
  136. 2015: 117
  137. 2016: 105
  138. 2017: 90
  139. 2018: 115
  140. 2019: 88
  141. 2020: 90
  142. 2021: 102
  143. 2022: 115
  144. 2023: 94
  145. 2024: 92
  146. 2025: 89

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Don worldwide?

There are an estimated 72,697 people named Don alive worldwide today, ranking #668 globally.

Is Don a rare name?

Worldwide that works out to about 1 in 110,046 people. In the United States there are roughly 72,697 bearers, which is 1 in 4,566 Americans.

Is Don a boy or girl name?

Based on historical birth records, Don is used 99.3% male and 0.7% female.

Where does the name Don come from?

Who are famous people named Don?

Data sources

Every figure on this page is cited. See the methodology page for the full picture.

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