Donn is a boy's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “noble, prince and by Jove!.” In 2024 it was given to 5 boys in the United States.
Donn belongs to the Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “noble, prince and by Jove!” — 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, Donn first appears in Social Security records in 1912. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #366 in 1949, and in 2024 5 babies received the name — 6,553 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Donn means “noble, prince and by Jove!” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Donn is a boy name. In 2024, 5 babies received the name in the US.
Donn comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition.
Donn first appears in US records in 1912. Its best-ever ranking was #366 in 1949, and 5 babies were given the name in 2024.
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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