Donn: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “brown-haired chieftain”
- Origin
- Irish
- Say it
- don · 1 syllable
- Used for
- Boys
Irish name from Gaelic Donn, meaning 'brown' or 'dark-haired'; in Irish tradition Donn is also the name of a mythic figure. Sometimes used as a short form of names beginning with Don-.
How popular is Donn?
Babies named Donn in 20245
Peak year1949
Total US babies since 18806,615
Donn is rising: use over the last five years is 1.7× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Donn
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Donn questions
What does the name Donn mean?
Donn means "brown-haired chieftain". It comes from Irish. Irish name from Gaelic Donn, meaning 'brown' or 'dark-haired'; in Irish tradition Donn is also the name of a mythic figure. Sometimes used as a short form of names beginning with Don-.
Is Donn a boy or girl name?
Donn is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Donn?
5 US babies were named Donn in 2024. Its peak year was 1949.
How do you pronounce Donn?
Donn is usually pronounced don.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.