Donald is a boy's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “prince / chief of the world.” In 2024 it was given to 405 boys in the United States.
Donald belongs to the Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “prince / chief of the world” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Donald first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #6 in 1934, and in 2024 405 babies received the name — 1,414,419 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Donald means “prince / chief of the world” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Donald is a boy name. In 2024, 405 babies received the name in the US.
Donald comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition.
Donald first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #6 in 1934, and 405 babies were given the name in 2024.
Donald is pronounced /ˈdɒn.əld/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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