Baby Name “Donald” Reaches Record Low in 2025, Fact-Check Confirms

The U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) reports that 2025 saw the fewest newborn boys named Donald in recorded history. The name ranked 690th with 395 births, representing 0.022 % of male births that year. This is the lowest position the name has held since SSA data collection began in 1900.

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On June 28, a user operating the anti-GOP X account @GOP__Ls posted an image of former President Donald Trump holding a baby, captioned that fewer than 400 babies were named Donald in the prior year and that the name had hit its lowest popularity. The post was shared across Bluesky, Facebook and X, prompting widespread attention. Snopes identified the claim as true after reviewing the SSA data.

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The name Donald previously peaked in 1934, ranking sixth with 30,408 births (2.863 % of male births). By contrast, the name Adolf experienced a steep decline after the 1930s, falling to the teens in that decade, reaching only five newborns in 1944, and never exceeding 12 births per year thereafter. The alternate spelling “Adolph” disappeared from the SSA’s top-1,000 list after 1970.

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• 2025: Donald – 395 births, 0.022 % of male births, rank 690.

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• 1934: Donald – 30,408 births, 2.863 % of male births, rank 6.

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• 1930s–1940s: Adolf – fell to the teens, five births in 1944, <=12 births per year in later decades.

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The dramatic drop in the name Donald reflects broader cultural shifts influencing naming choices, especially for names associated with contemporary political figures. The SSA’s long-term data provides an objective baseline for tracking such sociocultural patterns.

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