Given name
Donold
“ruler of the world”
Donold is a variant of Donald. One Scottish interpretation is “ruler of the world.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Donold is a variant of Donald. One Scottish interpretation is “ruler of the world.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Donold 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 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Donold through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 828
- 828 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1934
- 26 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1980. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 26 in 1934. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 159 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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