How Many People Are Named Mcdonald?
people named Mcdonald are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,553,567 people in the US has this name
Based on 605 babies named Mcdonald in Social Security records from 1913 to 2000, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
19 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Mcdonald in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Mcdonald alive today is about 68 years old, and 76% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 60 and 76 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Mcdonald first appears in the records in 1913 and was given most often in 1918, to 19 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2000.
Babies given the name each year, 1913 to 2000
🏆 Rank History
Mcdonald has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,759, in 1932.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,759 (1932) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,372 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Mcdonald alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Mcdonald were born in North Carolina than in any other state: about 8 of those alive today.
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