The Popularity of The Name Muhammad (And Some Similarly Spelled Names) In The United States

Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post presents some information about the name "Muhammad" with a focus on the popularity of that name and some similarly spelled names in the United States.

The Addendum of this post showcases a YouTube video of a portion of an October 2026  midterm political rally speech by Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee in the United States Senate election in the state of Michigan. In that video Dr. El-Sayed shares his opinion about United States President Trump's habit of referring to him by his middle name "Muhammad".

The content of this post is for onomastic * and socio-cultural purposes.

*Onomastic is the study of name origins and meanings.

All copyrights remain with their owners.  

Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publisher of this video on YouTube.

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE NAME "MUHAMMAD" (And Similarly Spelled Names)
These sources are presented in no particular order and are numbered for referencing purposes only.

SOURCE #1
From AI Overview
"Muhammad is widely considered the most common given name in the world, with an estimated 150 million to over 26 million bearers depending on how spellings and first-name versus honorific data are tallied.

Global and Regional Popularity

• Global Standing: Including all spelling variations (such as Mohammed, Mohammad, and Mohamed), Muhammad is frequently cited as the most popular male given name on Earth.

• Muslim-Majority Nations: It is extremely common across the Middle East, North Africa, and South/Southeast Asia (including countries like Pakistan, Egypt, Bangladesh, and Indonesia). In some areas, it is so frequent that families use it as an honorific prefix or rely primarily on distinct family names to tell individuals apart.

• Western Nations & Europe: The name has climbed dramatically in Western demographics. According to the Office for National Statistics, Muhammad has repeatedly ranked as a top or leading boy's baby name in England and Wales. It has also placed high on baby name trackers in countries like Austria, France, Ireland, and the Netherlands.

• United States: In the U.S., the name has grown steadily since the late 1970s—influenced by cultural figures like boxer Muhammad Ali and immigration patterns—ranking around the top 300–400 names for boys.

Meaning and Variations

• Meaning: The name is of Arabic origin meaning "praiseworthy" or "the most praised one".

• Cultural Significance: It is chosen by millions of Muslim parents to honor the Prophet Muhammad.

• Spelling Variants: Due to transliteration from Arabic into Latin alphabets, it features dozens of spellings, including Muhammad, Mohammed, Mohammad, Mohamed, Muhammed, and Mahmud."

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SOURCE #2

From AI Overview
"The name Muhammad ranks around No. 272 nationally for newborn boys in the United States, though it is significantly more popular in certain urban areas like New York City, where it entered the top 10 for boys' names.

National Rank: Muhammad reached the top 1,000 U.S. boy names in 1976 and climbed to No. 272 by 2023.

Regional Highlights: It has gained enough traction to rank in the top 10 boy names in cities with large and diverse populations, such as New York City.

Historical Growth: The name's rise in the U.S. accelerated in the late 1970s, influenced by cultural figures like Muhammad Ali and growing immigration from Muslim-majority countries.

(Note: In contrast to the U.S., Muhammad ranks much higher internationally, holding the No. 1 spot for baby boys in countries like the United Kingdom.)

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SOURCE #3
From https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/06/us/muhammad-top-10-baby-names-trnd "Muhammad makes list of top 10 baby names in the US for the first time" written by Harmeet Kaur, Dec 6, 2019
"For the first time, Muhammad is one of the top 10 most popular baby names for boys in the United States, according to data from the parenting website BabyCenter.

Muhammad ranks at No. 10, up four spots from last year. The name has been climbing steadily on BabyCenter’s rankings over the years and first entered the top 100 in 2013.

“Muslim families often choose Muhammad for firstborn sons to honor the prophet and bring blessings to the child,” Linda Murray, BabyCenter’s global editor in chief, said in a news release. “The name also has multiple spellings, and that helps a name get into the top 10.”

Liam was the most popular name for boys, pushing out Jackson, which had spent six consecutive years at the top of the list. Sophia remained No. 1 for girls, marking a decade as the top choice.

BabyCenter says its data comes from almost 600,000 parents who shared their baby’s name with the organization in 2019. Its rankings also combine names that sound the same but have multiple spellings (like Mohammad and Muhammad).

The Social Security Administration also ranks the popularity of baby names using records of all babies born in the US, but the agency treats each unique spelling as a separate name.

The agency has not released its own list, but Social Security data shows Muhammad rose from No. 620 in 2000 to No. 345 in 2018. The agency does not include varied spellings in that ranking.

Names of Arabic origin are on the rise, according to BabyCenter. As Muhammad broke into the top 10 for boys, Aaliyah made the top 10 for girls."...

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SOURCE #4

https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi *

Social Security [Official United States website search feature for name popularity rankings]

Popularity of name Muhammad

For each year, we show the rank for Muhammad and a bar representing the popularity of that name. The longer the bar, the more popular the name. The more popular the name in a given year, the numerically lower the rank, with rank 1 being the most popular.

2025    239                

2024    246                

2023    272                

2022    298                

2021    307                

2020    310

More information for male name Muhammad

For 2025, the number of births with name Muhammad is 1473, which represents 0.080 percent of total male births in 2025.

The year when the name Muhammad was most popular is also 2025.

Similar male names for births in 2025

Name  Rank

Mohammad    562

Mohammed    595

Muhammad    239"
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* This link leads to the official United States Social Security Administration's name search feature.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) ranks the top 1,000 baby names for a given year by counting the number of Social Security card applications for each unique first name by sex, and then ordering them from highest to lowest frequency.

(Every newborn United States citizen must have their own unique  Social Security card (i.e. a Social Security number that no one else has.)

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SOURCE #5-From https://www.babycenter.com/baby-names/details/muhammad-463135 "Muhammad"
Written by Tahirah Blanding, Fact-checked by Rebekah Wahlberg
Updated on Oct. 1, 2026
" "Muhammad" /moo-HAH-muhd/

At a glance

Origin: Arabic

US Popularity: #36

Meaning: "Praiseworthy"

[…]

Source: BabyCenter user data"

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ADDENDUM -“I'll be Senator Muhammad To You Bro”: Abdul El-Sayed Fires Back at Trump

@HookGlobal, October 26, 2026

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed has responded to President Donald Trump’s repeated mockery of his name with a pointed message: after the November election, Trump may have to address him as “Senator Muhammad.”

Speaking at a campaign event in Grand Rapids, El-Sayed argued that Trump appears comfortable dealing with people from Muslim-majority countries when financial interests are involved, referencing Saudi investment in Jared Kushner’s private equity firm, Affinity Partners, and Qatar’s gift of a Boeing 747 aircraft to Trump.

https://youtube.com/shorts/IULH7A37LbU?si=eJN1OpLoEBfvoCq5
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Dr. El-Sayed's full name is Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed.

Click https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_El-Sayed for information about Dr. El-Sayed.

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Trump's Remarks About Black Rapper Nicki Minaj's "Beautiful Ass" & Revisiting My Post About The Words "African Booty" In Children's Rhymes

Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post presents information and comments about the term "African booty".  This post also presents information about and reactions to President Donald Trump's remarks at a 2026 midterm political rally that rapper Nicki Minaj has a "beautiful ass."

The content of this post is presented for historical and socio- cultural purposes.

All copyrights remains with their owners.

Thanks to some of those who are quoted in this post.

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Part I: My pancocojams posts about African American children's rhymes that include the words "African booty"
On September 29, 2026 I reprinted a 2011 pancocojams post about African American children's recreational rhymes that include the words "African booty". Here's the link for that 2026 post: https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-yerm-african-booty-in-childrens.html  "The Term "African Booty" In The Children's Recreational Rhymes "Mailman Mailman Do Your Duty" & "Policeman Policeman Do Your Duty".

That post about those children's rhymes was prompted by my interest in documenting YouTube videos of the "Booty call" soul line dances. Here's a link to Part I of a two part pancocojams series about those line dances that were performed to Blackstreet's 1994 record "Booti Call [Remix]". The title of that record is also given as "Booty Call [Remix]'. Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/09/some-examples-of-booti-call-booty-call.html for the pancocojsms post entitl4d "Six YouTube Examples Of "Booti Call", "Booty Call" Line Dances (2007-2025)." The link to Part II of that pancocojams series is given in that post.

Here's a portion of that 2011 (and 2026) pancocojams post about the words "African booty" in children's rhymes: 

"The term "African booty"
In African American Vernacular English term "African booty" means "a really big butt". While  males can be said to have an "African booty", that term is usually reserved as a descriptor for teenage girls and women. 

The term "African booty" isn't a commonly used African American Vernacular English term. Those words are only found in these children's rhymes as a replacement for the words "American beauty" or in the highly negative term "African booty scratcher". ("African booty scratcher" was used in the mid to late 20th century much more than it is currently used by some African Americans who were directly insulting emigrants from continental Africa.)

The origin of that African American Vernacular English term came from the seemingly widely held belief in the United States (and elsewhere?) that all or most Black women from the continent of Africa and their descendants (such as Black American women) have large butts.

The reason that many Americans (and probably many people in some other nations outside of Africa) have been informally socialized to believe that all African women naturally have big butts is because of White racism. The story of Sarah Baartman is one example of the consequences of that racism. Sarah Baartman c. 1789 – 29 December 1815), was a South African woman who had a big, protruding butt. She was taken from her country and exhibited as a freak show attraction in 19th-century Europe under the name Hottentot Venus, a name that was later attributed to at least one other Black woman who was similarly exhibited. [re-worded from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Baartman."

 [The references to Sarah Baartman were added on October 27, 2026 to those pancocojams posts about children rhymes that include the words "African booty" rhymes. I also added the link to this "Revisitng my post about the words "African Booty"... publication.

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In the context of children's recreational rhymes, people (usually girls ages 6-12 years) who are chanting "Policeman Policeman Do Your Duty" and similar rhymes while playing long jump rope are complimenting the person who is jumping in the middle of the rope.  I don't believe that African Americans have ever given any negative connotations to the term "African booty" in these children's rhymes or elsewhere.

That said, I believe that most children who say the words "African booty" as part of the rhyme that they are chanting do so from rote memory i.e. they don't give any thought to the meaning of the words that they are chanting. However, children who know the African American Vernacular English meaning of the words "African booty" would consider that descriptor to be a compliment because in the United States and in other Western nations it's considered preferable for a teenage girl or a woman to have a big butt rather than a small butt or a flat butt. 

To emphasize this point, the term "African booty" doesn't appear to be commonly used in American English. It's much more likely for contemporary African Americans (and other Americans regardless of their race/ethnicity) to say that someone (particularly a woman) has "a big butt" or "a big booty" (with the word "butt" used more often than the word "booty")."
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Part II- Trump's Remarks About Nicki Minaj's "Beautiful Ass" And Some Reactions To Those Remarks
Little did I know on September 29, 2026 when I published that post on the words "African booty" in African American children's rhymes less than a month later United States President Donald Trump would devote a portion of his speech at a political rally to declare that Nicki Minaj has a "beautiful ass" that "is hard to miss". (Prior to this "shout out", Nicki Minaj was featured on that rally's stage leading the attendees in the chant "AWe love Trump". That rapper-who is from Trinidad and can't vote in any United States elections because she entered this country illegally- led the rally attendees in the chant "We love Trump". After Nicki Minaj returned to her seat off stage in the front row, Trump returned to his lately frequently mentioned riff about how he likes looking at some men's asses. Trump then introduces a new element to those comments by saying he likes looking at women's asses and shares that Nicki Minaj has a "beautiful ass" that "is hard to miss."  Trump then said "Stand up!" to Nicki Minaj presumably so that the other people at that rally could see her "beautiful ass".

The words "beautiful ass" are very close in meaning to the words "African booty". However, who vocalizes those words and the context for that vocalization are quite different.

Here are three online examples of reactions to Trump's "beautiful ass" remark:
These examples are given in no particular order and are numbered for referencing purposes only.

SOURCE #1
From https://ew.com/donald-trump-praises-nicki-minaj-beautiful-ass-during-rally-speech-12193459 "Donald Trump praises Nicki Minaj’s ‘beautiful ass’ during rally speech: ‘It’s hard to miss’"

Minaj has publicly supported Trump since 2025, but spoke positively about the businessman turned reality star turned politician as far back as 2010.

 By Ryan Coleman  October 25, 2026 7:01 p.m. ET

Photo caption:

"Donald Trump and Nicki Minaj at a rally in Port Huron, Mich. on Oct. 25.[2026]

KEY POINTS

President Donald Trump made a lewd comment about Nicki Minaj’s anatomy during a Michigan rally appearance.

“By the way, I looked at one hell of a beautiful ass before — Nicki Minaj,” Trump said behind the lectern at Port Huron’s McMorran Place Arena. “That’s hard to miss.”

Trump was referencing another derriere-related compliment he gave to Jon Husted, a Republican Senator from Ohio, which recently went viral.

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[text] "Headquarters

@HQNewsNow

Trump: I looked at one hell of a beautiful ass before, Nicki Minaj. That's hard to miss. Stand up."
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The comment appeared to come from nowhere, but was likely a reference to another derriere-related compliment Trump recently rained on one of his political allies.

“I looked at his ass. I’ve never done that with a man before. Off the record — women, yes. Men, no,” Trump said on Tuesday at a rally in Greenville, N.C. He was speaking about Ohio Republican Sen. Jon Husted, who was elected in 2025 to the seat vacated by Vice President JD Vance and is currently up for re-election. “I’m studying his body. I’ve never studied the body of a man before. It’s not my thing. Nothing wrong with it, of course.”…

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SOURCE #2  
From AI Overview
"President Donald Trump's public remark about rapper Nicki Minaj’s body during an October 25, 2026, rally in Port Huron, Michigan, drew comparisons on social media and from cultural commentators to the historical exploitation of South African Sarah Baartman.

The Event and the Comment 

• The Rally: While speaking at McMorran Place Arena, Trump remarked, “By the way, I looked at one hell of a beautiful ass before — Nicki Minaj. That's hard to miss,” and asked her to stand up for the crowd.

• The Reaction: Minaj appeared unbothered, joined him on stage, and expressed continued support.
 

The Comparison to Sarah Baartman

• The Historical Parallel: Critics and commentators—such as writer Charles M. Blow—drew a line to Sarah Baartman, a Khoikhoi woman from South Africa who was taken to Europe in 1810 and exhibited as a public spectacle because of her physical features.

• The Arguments Made:

            • Critics argue that a powerful figure publicly singling out and inviting an audience to ogle a Black woman's body echoes a centuries-long history of objectifying and hypersexualizing Black women's bodies for predominantly white audiences, drawing comparisons to historical freak shows and slave inspections. Some also expressed discomfort that Minaj willingly participated in the moment on stage.

            • Defenders and other observers note the vast difference in context: Baartman was a victim of severe, forced human exploitation and colonial abuse in the 19th century, whereas Minaj is a consenting, highly successful independent celebrity and willing political surrogate with a long-standing public persona.”

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SOURCE #3
From https://www.facebook.com/CharlesMBlow/videos/the-degradation-and-perversion-of-a-sitting-president-or-any-person-inviting-an-/1348387953911556/

Charles M. Blow, October 26, 2026

“The degradation and perversion of a sitting President — or any person — inviting an arena of people to publicly ogle a Black woman’s body has too many echos to slave inspections and #sarahbaartman to ignore. And, #NickiMinaj obliging her own objectification adds stinging insult to horrific injury. #ThereIsNoBottom"
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This facebook comment is one of the sources for the AI Overview results given for the AI Overview results quoted as Source #2

The tag " in African American reporter Charles M. Blow's text refers to Sarah Baartman. Here's an excerpt from a Wikipedia page about that South African woman:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Baartman
"Sarah Baartman c. 1789 – 29 December 1815) ... was a Khoekhoe woman who was exhibited as a freak show attraction in 19th-century Europe under the name Hottentot Venus, a name that was later attributed to at least one other woman similarly exhibited.

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"Venus" is sometimes used to designate representations of the female body in arts and cultural anthropology, referring to the Roman goddess of love and fertility. "Hottentot" was a Dutch-colonial era term for the indigenous Khoikhoi people of southwestern Africa, which then became commonly used in English, and was shortened to "hotnot" as an offensive term; the term "Hottentot" refers to the tribe, like the Zulu or Xhosa. The Sarah Baartman story has been called the epitome of racist colonial exploitation, and of the commodification and dehumanization of Southern African people.[3]"...
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A number of African Americans have compared Trump's objectifying Nicki Minaj to what happened to Sarah Baartman. For example, in an October 26, 2026 YouTube video entitled "Please Stop With This Nonsense | Nicki Minaj Is NOT The Modern Day Sara Baartman!! 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grrIuVXMBRc TabithaSpeaksPolitics strongly criticizes this comparison in large part because Sarah Baartman was a victim and Nicki Minaj is a willing participant.

With regard to my 2011/2026 post about the words "African booty" in children's rhymes, I regret that I didn't note that the reason that many Americans (and probably many people in some other nations outside of Africa) have been informally socialized to believe that all African women naturally have big butts is because of White racism. Examples of that racism was the horrendous treatment of South African Sarah Baartman and other women who had big, protruding butts and were objectified because of that in "freak shows" in England and elsewhere.

I believe that few Americans (especially American children) know the name "Sarah Baartman" and don't know the negative connotations that her body was/is associated with. I recognize that the children who are chanting recreational rhymes that include the words "African booty" are doing so as part of their fun, leisure activities. Nevertheless, because I believe that it's important for me to do so, I've added a reference to Sarah Baartman in those 2011 and 2026 posts along with the link to this post.   

Rest in Peace and Power Sarah Baartman.

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The Meaning Of The Last Name "Obama"

Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post presents information about the meanings of the last name (surname) "Obama", with a focus on the Kenyan (Luo) meanings of that name.

The content of this post is presented for onomastic purposes.

*Onomastic is the study of name origins and meanings.

Thanks to all those who are quoted in this pancocojams post.

Thanks to former President Barack Obama for raising worldwide awareness to the Luo surname "Obama".     

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE SURNAME (LAST NAME) OBAMA
These sources are presented in no particular order and are numbered for referencing purposes only. 

SOURCE #1  
from AI Overview
"The surname Obama primarily originates from the Luo ethnic group in Kenya, where it means "to lean," "to bend," "bent over," or "limping", and is often an ancestral name referring to a family characteristic or a child born bent or in a breech position.

Origins and Meanings

• Luo (Kenya): Derived from the root word obam, meaning "to lean" or "to bend". It historically functions as an ancestral surname or can describe a physical posture, a walking style associated with an ancestor, or a child born bent/limping.

• Fang (Central Africa): In western Central Africa (Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon), Obama is a common Fang masculine name meaning "hawk".

• Japanese: Written as 小浜 or 小濱, Obama is a Japanese surname and place name meaning "little beach" or "little island".

Related Name Meanings (Barack Hussein Obama)

• Barack: Derived from the Semitic root B-R-K (Arabic Barakah / Hebrew Barak), meaning "blessed" or "lightning".

• Hussein: An Arabic name derived from the root H-S-N, meaning "good," "handsome," or "beautiful".

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SOURCE #2
from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obama_(surname)
"Obama (surname)

Origin

Languages       Fang and Luo, Japanese

Meaning          Limping (Luo)

Little beach (Japanese)

Region of origin          African Great Lakes, Middle Africa, Japan

Obama is a surname. It most commonly refers to Barack Obama (born 1961), the 44th president of the United States.

Origins

Obama is a common Fang masculine name in western Central Africa. It means "hawk".[1]

Obama is a common Luo surname. It means "to lean", "to bend",[2] "bent over", or "limping".[3]

Obama, also translated as Ohama or Kohama, (小浜 or 小濱) is a Japanese surname literally meaning "little beach" or "little island". It was the surname of a samurai clan.[4]

Notable people with this surname

Barack Obama (born 1961), 44th president of the United States

Family of Barack Obama, an extended family of American and Kenyan heritage, including:

Michelle Obama (born 1964), wife of Barack Obama, and Vice President for Community and External Affairs for the University of Chicago Hospitals

Barack Obama Sr. (1934–1982), Kenyan economist and father to Barack Obama

Sarah Onyango Obama (1922–2021), also known as Sarah Ogwei, Kenyan educator and philanthropist, the third wife of Barack Obama's paternal grandfather

Auma Obama (born 1960), paternal half-sister of Barack Obama

Malik Obama (born 1958), paternal half-brother of Barack Obama

Florent Obama (born 1991), a Cameroonian footballer

Francisco Pascual Obama Asue, Equatoguinean prime minister 2016–23

Jōkō Obama (小浜浄鉱, 1886–1948), a Japanese bureaucrat and politician

Natsuki Obama (小濱なつき, born 1984), a Japanese fashion model and actor

Pedro Obama (born 1987), Equatoguinean footballer

Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea (born 1961), Equatoguinean prime minister 2006–08

Salomón Obama (born 2000), Equatoguinean footballer

Youssef Obama (born 1994), an Egyptian footballer"

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The Decreasing Popularity In The United States of The Personal Name "Donald"

Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post presents excerpts from several online articles about the decreasing popularity in the United States of the personal name "Donald". 

The content of this post is presented for historical and socio-cultural purposes.

Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/10/mickey-mouse-built-house-verses-that.html for a related pancocojams post entitled "Mickey Mouse Built A House" Rhymes That Aren't A Part Of "Down By The Banks Of The Hanky Panky" Rhymes (reprint & updates)"

That post includes information that the Disney animated cartoon and comic-book character "Donald Duck" first appeared in "Mickey Mouse" films in 1934.  As indicated in Source #1 below, 1934 was the year that the name "Donald" achieved its highest ranking in the top 1000 names in the United States.

It seems likely to me that the main reason for the uptick in people giving the name "Donald" to their newborn sons in 1934 was people's increased familiarity with that name because of the  Disney character "Donald Duck". 

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ARTICLE EXCERPTS ABOUT THIS SUBJECT
These sources are given in no particular order and are numbered for referencing purposes only. Numbers are given for referencing purposes only.

SOURCE #1
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald
"Donald is a Scottish masculine given name. It is derived from the Gaelic name Dòmhnall.[1] This comes from the Proto-Celtic *Dumno-ualos ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder").[2][3][4] The final -d in Donald is partly derived from a misinterpretation of the Gaelic pronunciation by English speakers. A short form of Donald is Don, and pet forms of Donald include Donnie and Donny. The feminine given name Donella is derived from Donald.[1]

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Although the feminine given name Donna is sometimes used as a feminine form of Donald, the names are not etymologically related.[1]"...
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"The name Donna is an Italian feminine given name meaning "lady" or "woman," originating from the classical Latin word domina, which means "lady of the house" or "mistress" ". [from AI Overview]

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SOURCE #2
From https://www.washingtonsun.com/donald-trump/donald-baby-name-popularity
"Naming Your Kid ‘Donald’ Has Never Been So Unpopular"

“Donald” is the nation’s 690th most popular baby name amid the president’s return to the White House.

By Dave Levinthal, June 23, 2026

"President Donald Trump wants his name on most anything: money, buildings, airports, warships, even the nation’s 250th anniversary celebration.

But one item is increasingly out of reach: newborns.

In 2025, the baby name “Donald” hit its lowest point of popularity in U.S. history, according to data maintained by the Social Security Administration and reviewed by NOTUS.

The federal agency received fewer than 400 Social Security card applications for baby Donalds last year, making “Donald” the nation’s 690th most popular baby name amid Trump’s return to the White House for a second term

“Donald” peaked in popularity in 1934, when more than 30,400 American babies received the name, and remained within the top 100 through 1990.

But even as Trump’s notoriety in business, entertainment and politics grew, the baby name “Donald” continued to decline, Social Security Administration data indicates.

In 2004, when the first season of Trump’s hit television show “The Apprentice” premiered, “Donald” had fallen to No. 263. In 2013, the year World Wrestling Entertainment inducted Trump into its Hall of Fame, “Donald” sat at No. 415.

And in 2016, when Trump won his first presidential term, “Donald” sank to No. 489.

“Donald” did tick up a few notches in 2017, Trump’s first year in office, but continued its nearly unabated free fall for the next eight years, losing more than 200 popularity places by 2025."...
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With regard to name rankings, #1 is the top (most popular) name. The bigger the number, the less popular the name is.

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SOURCE #3
From https://www.facebook.com/christinaloreynews/posts/shockingly-no-one-wants-to-name-their-baby-donald-anymore-the-name-has-officiall/1529500798997160/ 
by Christina Lorey, October 3 2026

 "Donald baby name hits lowest point in US history

 SHOCKINGLY, no one wants to name their baby “Donald” anymore! The name has officially hit its lowest point in U.S. history 📉

According to data from the Social Security Administration, less than 400 newborns were given the name over the last year.

That drops Donald all the way down to 690th on the nation’s list of popular baby names.

To put that into perspective, the name peaked back in 1934 when more than 30,000 babies were named Donald. It comfortably held a spot in the top 100 for over five decades. But over the last several years, the name has seen an unprecedented, steady free-fall.

Even in Florida—a major political stronghold for the President—parents only minted 21 baby Donalds last year. The name is now tied in popularity with historical anomalies like "Abner" and "Enoch," and it ranks entirely behind names like "Maximus" and "Keanu."

Naming experts suggest that even die-hard supporters are dodging the name simply because parents of all political stripes prefer to avoid attaching massive, polarizing political discourse to a newborn.

Meanwhile, the First Lady’s name isn't seeing a boost either. "Melania" briefly broke into the top 1,000 back in 2017, but it hasn’t managed to crack the charts since.

It turns out that attaching a name to one of the most polarizing figures in modern history is a surefire way to clear out the maternity wards 🤪

“Adolf” isn’t very popular either…"

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