Baby name

Don

Boy

Origin of the name

Don is a short form of Donald.

Classic name

The high point came in 1946, with 4,110 births and the No. 79 spot that year. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 146 of the 146 years since 1880. Its rank in 2025: No. 1793.

167,632births since 1880

1940sgeneration

No. 79rank at its peak, in 1946

Where babies named Don are born

1946

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The darker the blue, the more common Don is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Don is most common in Oklahoma (2.8 times), Idaho (2.7) and Wyoming (2.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Jon 168,142
Dan 106,554
Ron 36,362
Dion 18,914
Deon 15,318
Lon 9,836

Names from the same era

Bill · Tommy · Ronnie · Eddie · Marshall · Jimmy

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