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The name "Donald" dropped 39 spots on the 2018 list of most popular baby names, which was released by the U.S. Social Security Administration on Friday.
The name moved from the 487 most popular spot in 2017, to 526 in 2018, the lowest ever ranking for "Donald" in the agency's annual list. In total, there were 533 babies born named Donald in 2018.
The name's popularity has been slowly declining since 1934 when it peaked as the sixth most popular name for baby boys. The name did see a popularity spike between 2016 and 2017, however, moving up from the 489 spot to 487.
It's not clear the drop has anything to do with President Trump, who was elected in 2016.
In 1980, Donald was extremely popular at the number 53 spot with more than 6,200 babies given the name.
https://thehill.com/homenews/news/443205-donald-drops-39-spots-on-list-of-most-popular-baby-names-from-2017-to-2018
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,693 posts)TheBlackAdder
(28,195 posts)Turbineguy
(37,329 posts)I never associated them with Trump.
treestar
(82,383 posts)oh right, it's SO unclear!
femmedem
(8,203 posts)Never heard a cat make exorcist sounds like this one! Very Donald-like. But ultimately I decided to name him Mr. Rogers because someday we'll have a decent president again, and years from now I won't want this one reminding me of 45.
Croney
(4,660 posts)a lot of those new Donalds are stuck with Jr. after their name. Pride before politics I guess.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)That's too damned close!