How Many People Are Named Donold?
An estimated 411 people in the United States have the first name Donold. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 71 years old, and Donold peaked in popularity in 1934 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Donold as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Donold paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 71, Donold is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1965.
Estimated Living Americans
411
About 1 in 833,952 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
71
years old
Peak Year
1934
26 births
Total Registered
828
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Donold
Donold is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 828 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Donold as a male name
Ranked #6,517 in 1980
5 male births in 1980
Peak: 1934 (26 births)
Donold: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Donold span from the 1910s to the 1980s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 180 babies were registered. Donold has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Donold by Decade
How has Donold tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Donold by State
Donold + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Donold as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Donold
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Donold: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Donold?
We estimate approximately 411 people named Donold are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 833,952 Americans share this first name.
Is Donold a common name?
Donold is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 828 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Donold most popular?
Donold reached peak popularity in 1934, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Donold is approximately 71 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Donold a male name?
Donold is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Donold Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Donold Smith, Donold Johnson, Donold Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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