Donald Driver
There are approximately 36 people named Donald Driver living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 9,520,954 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Donald with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Driver. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
36
1 in 9,520,954
Named Donald
722K
Alive today
Named Driver
17K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 722K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1934
Average age: 66
Top Census group: White (86.4%)
Estimated bearers: 17K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #2,375
Per 100K: 5.02
Top ancestry: White (69.8%)
First name trend
Donald: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Donald. The peak year was 1934 with 30,517 births. The average person named Donald today is 66 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Donald
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Donald, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 86.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Donald described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Donald at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White86.4% · 618,293
- Black or African American8.4% · 60,074
- Two or more races2.2% · 15,650
- Hispanic or Latino1.7% · 12,351
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 4,940
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 4,322
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Driver surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Driver, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 69.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Driver described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Driver at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White69.8% · 10,467
- Black or African American20.1% · 3,020
- Two or more races4.9% · 730
- Hispanic or Latino2.9% · 439
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.5% · 232
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 110
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Donald has a living-bearer frequency of 0.2106% of the US population, based on 721,719 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Donald right now.
The surname Driver appears at a rate of 5.02 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0050%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 36 people with the full name Donald Driver. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Donald Driver: questions and answers
How many people are named Donald Driver?
We estimate approximately 36 people in the United States share the full name Donald Driver. That works out to about 1 in 9,520,954 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.2106%) with the surname frequency (5.02 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Donald Driver?
We classify Donald Driver as "Very Rare". About 1 in 9,520,954 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Donald a male or female name?
Donald is predominantly male. Out of 1,419,980 total SSA registrations, 99.6% were male and 0.4% were female. See the full Donald profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are named Donald Driver?
For a quick modern take, check how common the name Donald Driver is on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.