Donald Forename
364th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 1,801,619 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man
Donald Forename Definition:
A male name. Gaelic Domhnall, ‘world-mighty'. In Ireland it survives mainly as a surname (Donnell, O’Donnell), but it is one of the commonest Scottish christian names. Early examples of the name in England are Doneuuald, a Yorkshire sub-tenant mentioned in Domesday Book, and a Donaldus Sturmyn 1346.
Read More About This ForenameDonald Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 1,356,636 | 1:267 | 27 |
| Canada | 100% | 89,078 | 1:372 | 49 |
| England | 100% | 58,601 | 1:949 | 211 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 25,387 | 1:6,994 | 1,038 |
| South Africa | 100% | 23,177 | 1:2,353 | 404 |
| Philippines | 99% | 22,956 | 1:4,618 | 783 |
| Scotland | 100% | 18,225 | 1:294 | 68 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 17,487 | 1:405 | 98 |
| Zambia | - | 13,508 | 1:1,174 | 258 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 13,325 | 1:3,962 | 687 |
| Jamaica | - | 10,104 | 1:285 | 26 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 8,729 | 1:689 | 126 |
| Kenya | 100% | 8,618 | 1:5,373 | 826 |
| Australia | - | 7,111 | 1:1,921 | 375 |
| Haiti | 100% | 6,932 | 1:1,547 | 246 |
| Ghana | 100% | 6,742 | 1:4,003 | 542 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 6,257 | 1:2,465 | 448 |
| Mozambique | - | 5,760 | 1:4,730 | 908 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 5,322 | 1:4,061 | 681 |
| Papua New Guinea | 99% | 4,692 | 1:1,737 | 207 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 4,364 | 1:59,112 | 7,241 |
| New Zealand | - | 4,198 | 1:1,081 | 253 |
| Sudan | - | 3,966 | 1:9,533 | 1,233 |
| Wales | 100% | 3,921 | 1:789 | 191 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 3,863 | 1:5,384 | 910 |
| Malawi | 98% | 3,850 | 1:4,445 | 678 |
| Ireland | 100% | 3,383 | 1:1,373 | 235 |
| Uganda | 99% | 3,249 | 1:12,606 | 1,178 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 2,841 | 1:56,129 | 4,629 |
| Gabon | 100% | 2,646 | 1:712 | 140 |
| India | 100% | 2,352 | 1:516,530 | 41,073 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 2,193 | 1:2,174 | 381 |
| Togo | - | 2,143 | 1:3,378 | 565 |
| Guatemala | 97% | 2,113 | 1:7,623 | 778 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 1,961 | 1:8,619 | 1,118 |
| Congo | 100% | 1,833 | 1:2,733 | 450 |
| Botswana | 100% | 1,788 | 1:1,222 | 214 |
| Poland | 99% | 1,696 | 1:22,422 | 765 |
| Germany | 100% | 1,680 | 1:57,546 | 1,544 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1,656 | 1:6,299 | 870 |
| Angola | 100% | 1,620 | 1:16,646 | 1,564 |
| Belgium | 100% | 1,544 | 1:7,442 | 931 |
| Albania | 100% | 1,473 | 1:2,068 | 450 |
| Bahamas | - | 1,465 | 1:273 | 40 |
| Ivory Coast | 98% | 1,460 | 1:15,805 | 1,555 |
| Malaysia | 99% | 1,459 | 1:20,870 | 2,094 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 1,271 | 1:76,759 | 6,049 |
| Brazil | 100% | 1,154 | 1:185,647 | 8,497 |
| Peru | 100% | 1,115 | 1:28,513 | 1,928 |
| Benin | 100% | 1,052 | 1:10,053 | 1,367 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1,049 | 1:29,373 | 3,696 |
| Thailand | 100% | 1,006 | 1:69,648 | 6,692 |
| Vanuatu | - | 848 | 1:309 | 54 |
| Bolivia | 100% | 812 | 1:13,056 | 1,184 |
| France | 100% | 805 | 1:82,572 | 1,996 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 730 | 1:1,865 | 361 |
| Guyana | 100% | 664 | 1:1,149 | 177 |
| Namibia | - | 652 | 1:3,687 | 594 |
| DR Congo | 97% | 609 | 1:121,228 | 6,137 |
| China | - | 567 | 1:2,409,269 | 44,808 |
| Chad | 100% | 556 | 1:24,458 | 3,046 |
| Solomon Islands | 100% | 543 | 1:1,070 | 203 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 512 | 1:3,600 | 469 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 498 | 1:36,907 | 2,789 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 492 | 1:61,386 | 3,346 |
| Ecuador | - | 479 | 1:37,008 | 1,539 |
| Sweden | 100% | 444 | 1:22,202 | 1,500 |
| Honduras | 100% | 419 | 1:21,044 | 1,502 |
| Colombia | 100% | 415 | 1:115,130 | 3,532 |
| Isle of Man | 100% | 413 | 1:206 | 74 |
| Panama | 100% | 406 | 1:9,622 | 1,304 |
| Hong Kong | - | 405 | 1:19,143 | 2,069 |
| Fiji | - | 374 | 1:2,386 | 670 |
| Malta | - | 358 | 1:1,199 | 254 |
| Chile | 99% | 350 | 1:50,306 | 1,785 |
| El Salvador | - | 342 | 1:18,543 | 1,023 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 332 | 1:24,739 | 1,569 |
| Mexico | 99% | 325 | 1:381,983 | 4,915 |
| Curaçao | 100% | 324 | 1:481 | 136 |
| Singapore | 100% | 294 | 1:21,385 | 3,632 |
| Oman | - | 290 | 1:14,168 | 1,410 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 261 | 1:420 | 55 |
| Swaziland | - | 256 | 1:5,079 | 891 |
| Japan | - | 238 | 1:537,757 | 11,452 |
| Italy | 100% | 229 | 1:266,647 | 3,472 |
| Samoa | - | 228 | 1:856 | 261 |
| Denmark | - | 217 | 1:26,035 | 1,357 |
| Egypt | 100% | 217 | 1:423,507 | 12,330 |
| Kuwait | - | 209 | 1:18,111 | 1,954 |
| Spain | 100% | 194 | 1:239,845 | 4,453 |
| Morocco | - | 191 | 1:179,836 | 4,854 |
| Jersey | - | 186 | 1:538 | 125 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 184 | 1:540 | 52 |
| Guam | - | 181 | 1:888 | 190 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 167 | 1:42,826 | 3,947 |
| Bermuda | - | 158 | 1:410 | 50 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 157 | 1:151,399 | 15,212 |
| Israel | 99% | 151 | 1:55,648 | 3,257 |
| Pakistan | 70% | 145 | 1:1,340,398 | 21,377 |
| Seychelles | 100% | 142 | 1:653 | 151 |
| Portugal | - | 138 | 1:75,441 | 2,229 |
| Croatia | 100% | 129 | 1:32,691 | 1,390 |
| Barbados | - | 128 | 1:2,264 | 485 |
| Belize | 100% | 126 | 1:2,812 | 646 |
| Greece | 100% | 124 | 1:88,182 | 2,507 |
| Norway | 100% | 119 | 1:43,129 | 1,887 |
| South Korea | - | 114 | 1:48,635 | 3,327 |
| New Caledonia | 100% | 113 | 1:2,391 | 443 |
| Grenada | 100% | 111 | 1:974 | 187 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 111 | 1:1,005 | 145 |
| Aruba | - | 109 | 1:952 | 190 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 101 | 1:541 | 86 |
| Cayman Islands | 100% | 100 | 1:613 | 102 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 95 | 1:1,872 | 343 |
| Iraq | 100% | 92 | 1:380,629 | 4,844 |
| Argentina | 100% | 84 | 1:509,205 | 3,724 |
| Cyprus | 100% | 84 | 1:10,370 | 904 |
| Russia | 95% | 75 | 1:1,923,116 | 13,165 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100% | 72 | 1:762 | 139 |
| Liberia | 100% | 69 | 1:63,943 | 3,156 |
| Estonia | 100% | 68 | 1:19,344 | 1,653 |
| Finland | 100% | 68 | 1:80,635 | 2,134 |
| Qatar | 100% | 66 | 1:35,903 | 4,803 |
| Mauritius | - | 63 | 1:20,600 | 1,947 |
| Dominica | - | 61 | 1:1,237 | 229 |
| Bahrain | - | 59 | 1:22,859 | 3,234 |
| Lesotho | 97% | 52 | 1:39,231 | 4,325 |
| Austria | 100% | 51 | 1:166,945 | 2,740 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 51 | 1:1,005 | 114 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 100% | 51 | 1:681 | 137 |
| Lebanon | 97% | 48 | 1:117,241 | 3,444 |
| Afghanistan | - | 47 | 1:694,117 | 10,091 |
| British Virgin Islands | 100% | 46 | 1:679 | 114 |
| Brunei | - | 43 | 1:9,757 | 724 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 43 | 1:168,298 | 3,039 |
| Guernsey | 100% | 42 | 1:1,508 | 269 |
| Micronesia | - | 38 | 1:2,803 | 374 |
| Gambia | - | 36 | 1:53,517 | 339 |
| Myanmar | - | 36 | 1:1,443,008 | 744 |
| Senegal | 100% | 35 | 1:416,610 | 5,939 |
| Vietnam | - | 33 | 1:2,806,761 | 3,305 |
| French Polynesia | - | 32 | 1:8,684 | 1,174 |
| American Samoa | - | 29 | 1:1,926 | 312 |
| Uruguay | 100% | 27 | 1:126,950 | 2,941 |
| Burundi | - | 25 | 1:396,262 | 737 |
| Madagascar | - | 25 | 1:945,176 | 2,170 |
| Cook Islands | 100% | 22 | 1:825 | 130 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | - | 20 | 1:291 | 83 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 18 | 1:136,598 | 3,266 |
| Anguilla | 100% | 17 | 1:780 | 113 |
| Czechia | 92% | 17 | 1:626,833 | 2,751 |
| Monaco | 100% | 17 | 1:2,263 | 456 |
| Rwanda | 100% | 16 | 1:710,715 | 1,599 |
| Cambodia | 80% | 15 | 1:1,084,889 | 16,581 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 15 | 1:37,603 | 1,694 |
| Hungary | 97% | 14 | 1:699,412 | 2,334 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 14 | 1:253,593 | 2,813 |
| Slovakia | 100% | 11 | 1:482,733 | 2,217 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 11 | 1:4,136,355 | 7,862 |
| Central African Republic | - | 9 | 1:501,710 | 504 |
| Gibraltar | - | 9 | 1:3,793 | 625 |
| Mali | - | 9 | 1:1,886,417 | 3,997 |
| Saint Martin | - | 9 | 1:3,972 | 74 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100% | 8 | 1:440,557 | 4,640 |
| Macau | - | 8 | 1:76,026 | 700 |
| Nauru | 100% | 8 | 1:1,491 | 236 |
| Romania | 100% | 8 | 1:2,506,497 | 24,627 |
| Georgia | 100% | 7 | 1:534,067 | 9,579 |
| Turkey | 100% | 7 | 1:11,114,530 | 34,230 |
| Kosovo | - | 6 | 1:310,240 | 9,823 |
| Algeria | - | 5 | 1:7,635,344 | 12,071 |
| Bulgaria | 67% | 5 | 1:1,398,078 | 12,856 |
| Nepal | 100% | 5 | 1:5,697,470 | 55,717 |
| Serbia | 100% | 5 | 1:1,429,144 | 6,659 |
| Djibouti | - | 4 | 1:228,916 | 1,301 |
| Falkland Islands | - | 4 | 1:786 | 147 |
| Laos | - | 4 | 1:1,646,714 | 900 |
| Tonga | - | 4 | 1:26,859 | 378 |
| Tunisia | - | 4 | 1:169,226 | 7,289 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 4 | 1:7,696,610 | 11,277 |
| Montserrat | - | 3 | 1:1,625 | 276 |
| Cuba | - | 2 | 1:5,753,276 | 9,613 |
| Iceland | - | 2 | 1:183,008 | 5,215 |
| Syria | - | 2 | 1:9,653,038 | 7,712 |
| Andorra | - | 1 | 1:82,887 | 1,356 |
| Armenia | - | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Belarus | 100% | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Cape Verde | - | 1 | 1:529,151 | 6,361 |
| Greenland | - | 1 | 1:56,371 | 1,395 |
| Guinea | - | 1 | 1:11,858,647 | 7,978 |
| Guinea-Bissau | - | 1 | 1:1,728,218 | 422 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Kyrgyzstan | - | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 1 | 1:37,856 | 1,091 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| North Macedonia | - | 1 | 1:2,090,757 | 15,787 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Montenegro | - | 1 | 1:634,576 | 4,914 |
| Niger | 100% | 1 | 1:19,183,994 | 77,442 |
| Norfolk Island | - | 1 | 1:2,324 | 291 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 100% | 1 | 1:6,315 | 385 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 100% | 1 | 1:191,997 | 5,295 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Tajikistan | - | 1 | 1:8,374,922 | 7,831 |
The alternate forms: Dónald (3) are calculated separately.
Donald (80,844) may also be a surname.
Donald Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. Gaelic Domhnall, ‘world-mighty'. In Ireland it survives mainly as a surname (Donnell, O’Donnell), but it is one of the commonest Scottish christian names. Early examples of the name in England are Doneuuald, a Yorkshire sub-tenant mentioned in Domesday Book, and a Donaldus Sturmyn 1346.
— The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe
An Anglicisation of Donghal, ‘brown stranger,’ an early Irish and Scottish name, and of Domhnall, probably the same though glossed by many Irish scholars as ‘proved chieftain’. A Donald was the earliest Christian king of Scotland. (Yonge.)
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
An English form of Dònull, q. v.
— Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock
A Celtic name, meaning: Proud chief: great chief.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
A Gaelic name: Domhnall, Middle Gaelic Domnall (1467 MS.), gen. Donil, Old Gaelic Domnall, Early Irish Domnall, Irish Latin Domnallus (Adamnan), Domnail (do., ablative), Early Welsh Dumngual, later Dyfnwal: *Dumnovalo-s, from dubno- of domhan, and valo- (see flath), meaning “world-wielder, world- ruler,” much the same in meaning as Dumnorix, world-king, Ctesar’s opponent among the Aedui. See domhan, flath. Hence M‘Dhòmhnuill, Mac-donald.
— Etymology of The Principal Gaelic National Names, Personal Names, Surnames (1909) by Alexander MacBain
Donald Forename Popularity
Donald Demographics
Average Donald Salary in
United States
$44,404 USD
Per year
Rank:
191,434 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.420184
Rank: 25 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
102.01%
Sample size: 780,072 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
Phonetically Similar Names
Donald Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Donald in the Russian language | ||
| Дональд | donald | - |
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