Donaldo
Donaldo is a male given name. Notable people with the name include:Donaldo Arza (1946–), Panamanian track and field athlete Donaldo Açka (1997–), Greek-Albanian footballer Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta (1950–1996), Mexican politician Luis Donaldo Colosio Riojas (1985–), Mexican politician Donaldo "Dennis" Farina (1944–2013), American actor Donaldo González (1971–), Panamanian footballer Luis…
Meaning & Origin of Donaldo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Donaldo is a male given name. Notable people with the name include:Donaldo Arza (1946–), Panamanian track and field athlete Donaldo Açka (1997–), Greek-Albanian footballer Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta (1950–1996), Mexican politician Luis Donaldo Colosio Riojas (1985–), Mexican politician Donaldo "Dennis" Farina (1944–2013), American actor Donaldo González (1971–), Panamanian footballer Luis…
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The Story of Donaldo
Donaldo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1959, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 22 Donaldos were born — ranking #3,108 that year. As of 2026, Donaldo ranks #6,811 for baby boys with 12 births, with steady use. In total, more than 339 Donaldos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Donaldo most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- GT27%
- MZ26%
- CM16%
- AO16%
- Philippines14%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Donaldo
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Donaldo
Donaldo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1959 and has accumulated 339 births in the dataset. Donaldo's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #3,108. Use the chart and map above to compare Donaldo's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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