Given name

Doneld

“ruler of the world”

Doneld is a variant of Donald. One Scottish interpretation is “ruler of the world.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Doneld is a variant of Donald. One Scottish interpretation is “ruler of the world.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Doneld is a variant of Donald. An origin associated with Donald is Celtic.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1933. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Doneld through the years

Babies since 1880
5
5 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
1933
5 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
024619401960198020002025Highest share 19330.0
Doneld in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1933–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1933. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Doneld’s family of names

Doneld has a related form in Donald.

Walk Doneld’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Doneld, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Gaelic · Old-fashioned

Doyle

“a dark stranger”

16Very rareEasing

>99% boys

English · Old-fashioned

Delbert

“one who is noble; a bright man”

17Very rareEasing

>99% boys

English · Nature

Dudley

“from the people's meadow”

12Very rareEasing

>99% boys

English · Old-fashioned

Delton

“from the town in the valley”

20RareEasing

>99% boys

 

Doss

Doss is a surname.

12Very rareRising fast

>99% boys

Late Latin · Old-fashioned

Donato

“a gift from God”

18Very rareEasing

>99% boys

Latin · Old-fashioned

Delano

“from”

25RareSteady

>99% boys

Old-fashioned

Domenick

“a lord”

21RareSteady

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Doneld’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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