ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1959 First Year 2024 Last Year 1994 Peak Year #3108 Peak Rank 339 Total Count 35 Years Active 🌍 ## 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… Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donaldo) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donaldo) 📖 ## 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. The name hit its high-water mark in 1994: 22 births, good for #3,108 nationwide. About 35% of every Donaldo on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Donaldo last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 12 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 339 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🌐 ## Where is Donaldo most common? Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally. * 🏳️GT27% * 🏳️MZ26% * 🏳️CM16% * 🏳️AO16% * 🇵🇭Philippines14% Source: [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts. 🎶 ## Names that sound like Donaldo Phonetically similar names — useful when Donaldo is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Donalda](/donalda) * [Ronaldo](/ronaldo) * [Donald](/donald) * Donalds * [Denali](/denali) * [Donato](/donato) * [Danilo](/danilo) * Donelly * [Donella](/donella) * [Donati](/donati) * Dinardo * [Denardo](/denardo) Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Donaldo What does the name Donaldo mean? 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… How popular is Donaldo in 2026? In 2026, Donaldo ranks #6,811 among boys' names in the U.S., with 12 babies given the name that year. When was Donaldo most popular? Donaldo reached its peak popularity in 1994, ranking #3,108 that year with 22 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Donaldo most popular? Donaldo has historically been most popular in Texas, California. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Donaldo. Is Donaldo a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Donaldo is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name. What names go well with Donaldo? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Donaldo include Corliss, Kinsey, Ohn. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👦CorlissPeak #3108](/corliss)[👦KinseyPeak #3108](/kinsey)[👦OhnPeak #3108](/ohn)[👦JeoffreyPeak #3108](/jeoffrey)[👦StepehnPeak #3108](/stepehn)[👦DominiePeak #3108](/dominie)[👦AndrzejPeak #3108](/andrzej)[👦NileshPeak #3108](/nilesh) ## 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. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1994 → ](/year/1994) * [ Names of the 1990s → ](/decade/1990s) * [ Names starting with "D" → ](/letter/d) * [ Browse all boy names → ](/names/boys) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.