The Name 'Donald' Hit Record Low Popularity In 2020

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The Name 'Donald' Hit Record Low Popularity In 2020
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According to Social Security Administration data, Donald ranks just below Axton, Dariel, Marvin and Brycen.

The name Donald fell 55 places in the annual ranking of most popular baby names.

According to the Social Security Administration’s latest list of popular baby names, the popularity of “Donald” saw a big decline in the year 2020. The name fell 55 places, from the 555th most popular name for boys in 2019 to the 610th last year ― its lowest-ever ranking on the annual list, which dates back to the 1880s.

Since then, the name has followed a general pattern of decline, though it got a slight bump from No. 489 to No. 485 in 2017, the year Presidenttook office. The following years, however, saw a return to the downward trend, and 2020 marked its steepest ever decline. Because the SSA data only includes names given to five or more newborns in a given year, the name Barack didn’t appear on it until 2007, when five baby boys were named Barack. That number peaked at 71 in 2009 before generally declining throughout the rest of Obama’s presidency.The name Barack rose in popularity once then-Sen. Barack Obama became a national figure, but the number of babies given that name declined throughout much of his presidency.

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