How Many People Are Named Donald Snyder?
There are approximately 369 people named Donald Snyder living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 928,874 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Donald with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Snyder. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.
Estimated People with This Name
369
1 in 928,874 Americans
Combination Rarity
Uncommon
First Name
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Last Name
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Donald: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Donald. The peak year was 1934 with 30,517 births. The average person named Donald today is 66 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Donald
In the 2020 Census, the first name Donald was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (86.40%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (8.39%) and Two or More Races (2.19%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Donald in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.
Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Donald rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the Snyder Surname
The surname Snyder was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.
This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Snyder in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.
How we calculated this
The first name "Donald" has an estimated frequency of 0.211% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "Snyder" appears at a rate of 51.18 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.
We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Donald are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 369 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
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Donald Snyder: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Donald Snyder?
We estimate approximately 369 people named Donald Snyder are alive in the United States today. The first name Donald is shared by 721,719 Americans, and the surname Snyder is shared by 175,425.
How rare is the name Donald Snyder?
This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 928,874 Americans. The first name Donald is very common and the surname Snyder is common.
Is Donald a male or female name?
Donald is predominantly male, with 99.6% of bearers being male and 0.4% female. It peaked in popularity in 1934 and the average bearer today is 66 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Donald?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Donald was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (86.40%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (8.39%) and Two or More Races (2.19%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.
Where does this data come from?
First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
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