President Donald Trump’s approval ratings have hit unprecedented lows during his second term in the Oval Office. It seems his first name is also at an all-time low in terms of popularity among American parents.According to the Social Security Administration’s latest list of popular baby names, “Donald” saw a real decline in the year 2025. The name fell from No. 673 in 2024 to No. 690 on the list of most popular names for boys in the U.S. ― its lowest ever ranking in the annual data, which dates back to the 1880s. Donald now ranks just below Briar, Omari, Dereck and Westin. Last year, only 395 newborns were named Donald, compared to 408 in 2024 and 415 in 2023. The name peaked in popularity in the year 1934, when it was the sixth-most popular pick for baby boys. That year, 30,408 boys (and 110 girls) were named Donald.Social Security AdministrationFrom 1923 until 1942, the name Donald sat comfortably in the Top 10 for boys, and then it began a slow fall. The name dropped out of the Top 50 in the late 1970s and off the Top 100 in the early 1990s. Donald’s steepest drop came in 2022 when it plunged 81 spots down the list. Although the name got a small bump in 2017, 2021 and 2023, the name has still followed a general pattern of decline, reaching its lowest low last year. The names of presidents and vice presidents often decrease in popularity during their administrations, as we saw with Ronald during the Reagan era, Richard in the time of Nixon, Gerald under Ford and George under H.W. Bush. The name Lyndon got a boost in 1964, the year after President Johnson took office, but it tanked for the remainder of his time in the White House.“Today, parents make a conscious effort to avoid current presidential and vice presidential names,” Nameberry editor-in-chief Sophie Kihm previously told HuffPost. “Some parents don’t want to be seen as endorsing a political figure through their child’s name, others worry that an elected official’s name might later be ‘ruined’ by their future actions.”Still, she emphasized that the decline of a name like Trump’s is probably less about politics and more about aesthetics. MANDEL NGAN via Getty ImagesPresidential nominee Donald Trump holds a baby during a rally at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa on Nov. 5, 2016.“Overall, political names are not correlated with the popularity of political figures, at least not in this day and age,” Kihm explained. “The primary reason Donald is falling in popularity is because it’s an outdated ‘grandpa’ name, rather than his low approval ratings.”Baby name consultant and My Name for Life founder Sherri Suzanne echoed this sentiment. “Like many names of presidents, Donald is a traditional and very ubiquitous name,” she said. “It is a classic that has been well used since records were kept in America. As such, it has a long history separate from Donald Trump or any famous namesake, and its popularity is more the result of style trends rather than personalities.”She pointed to other names from Donald’s peak era that have also moved generally downward ― like Richard, Ronald and Raymond. “However, to a generation of parents accustomed to Logan and Liam, underused classics may sound ‘fresher’ in the coming years,” Suzanne noted. “Nevertheless, I think Donald will continue to decline for now like other older names. And whether it rises or falls in popularity may be more the result of style trends.”Perhaps exemplifying the modern interest in names that feel fresh or different is the rise of Barron, the name of Trump’s youngest child.“While choosing a name like Donald may feel a little too-on-the-nose, parents may gravitate to ‘Barron’ because it symbolizes proximity to power, wealth, influence and a certain polished image,” baby name consultant Taylor Humphrey previously told HuffPost. “Choosing a name like Barron signals alignment without shouting.”Whether that trend continues throughout the second Trump administration has yet to be seen.