Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Don
Endangered
Down 97.8% from peak
Peak era
1946
Peak births
4,110
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Don
How many people are named Don?
An estimated 68,426 living Americans are named Don.
How rare is Don?
Don is uncommon among babies today, with 89 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 97.8% from its 1946 peak.
How old is the typical Don?
The median age of a living American named Don is approximately 66 years, with most bearers falling between 56 and 75 years old.
Is Don still popular?
No. Don is endangered as a baby name, down 97.8% from its 1946 peak with 89 births in 2025.
Where is Don most common?
Don has its strongest geographic signal in Utah, where it appears 11.7× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19462025
Peak year
1946
Decline from peak
97.8%
2025
89
All-time
167,632
Where it lives now
Don is most concentrated in Utah — about 10.7× the national rate in the 1920s.
States where Don is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.