Donald
Meaning and origin
From English Donald. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1880.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Donald (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 597 |
| 2000 | 600 |
| 2001 | 602 |
| 2002 | 612 |
| 2003 | 613 |
| 2004 | 607 |
| 2005 | 602 |
| 2006 | 604 |
| 2007 | 604 |
| 2008 | 602 |
| 2009 | 598 |
| 2010 | 594 |
| 2011 | 588 |
| 2012 | 581 |
| 2013 | 574 |
| 2014 | 568 |
| 2015 | 569 |
| 2016 | 567 |
| 2017 | 569 |
| 2018 | 561 |
| 2019 | 552 |
| 2020 | 542 |
Donald in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Donald.Hi! My name is Donald.
- Donald ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Donald called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Jag ska fika med Donald i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Donald this afternoon.
- Donalds mamma är lärare.Donald's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Donalds mamma is Donald's mum.
More names
Questions about Donald
How do you pronounce Donald in Swedish?
Press Listen at the top of the page to hear Donald in your device's Swedish voice.
What does the name Donald mean?
From English Donald. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1880.
How popular is Donald in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Donald in 2022. In 2020, 542 people in Sweden had Donald as the first name they go by.
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.