The Baby Name 'Donald' Continues To Decline In Popularity

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The Baby Name 'Donald' Continues To Decline In Popularity
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The president's name hit its lowest-ever ranking on the Social Security Administration's list of most popular names.

in the U.S. for the year 2019. Between 2018 and 2019, the name Donald fell 27 places to 553th from 526th among the most popular baby names for boys ― its lowest-ever ranking on the annual list, which dates back to the 1880s.

Donald peaked in popularity in the year 1934, when it was the sixth most popular name for baby boys. It has followed a general pattern of decline ever since, though it saw a slight bump in 2017 when PresidentIn 2019, 506 newborn boys were named Donald, down from 538 in 2018 and 602 in 2017.The names of presidents often decline in popularity during their administrations, as happened with Ronald during the Reagan era, Richard in the time of Nixon, Gerald under Ford and George under H.W. Bush.

The agency’s records contain only names given to five or more newborns in a given year, so the name Barack didn’t appear until 2007, when five baby boys were named Barack. The number peaked at 71 in 2009 but generally declined throughout Barack Obama’s presidency . The names of many Trump family members also fell in popularity last year. The name Tiffany dropped from 690th to 700th, and Eric fell from 160th to 176th.for girls at 933th, with 283 newborn Melanias that year. But it has subsequently fallen off the top 1,000 list. In 2019, 208 baby girls were named Melania, down from 233 in 2018.

Ninety-seven baby Ivankas were born in 2018, but that number dropped a tad to 95 in 2019. The number of baby boys named Barron also fell, from 121 in 2018 to 106 last year.

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