Donald is a moderately popular boys' name in United States, ranking #400 in 2012 with 729 recorded births. This places Donald in the top 3% of ranked US boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Moderately Popular. The name reached its all-time peak in 1996 with 2,184 births ranking #158. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 66.6%. In 2012, approximately 1 in every 2,602 boys born was named Donald. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.