Fun Facts About the Name Donell
- More than 5 thousand babies named Donell: U.S. records list 5,418 babies given the name Donell from 1880 through 2025. Even 591 girls received the name Donell - about 1 girl for every 8 boys.
How Popular is the Name Donell?
Donell recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1959. Its best rank was #764 in 1956.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | #11,806 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #9,037 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1986 | #6,282 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1984 | #5,631 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1983 | #5,920 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1982 | #7,035 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1981 | #5,040 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1980 | #5,618 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1979 | #5,170 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1978 | #3,665 | 20 | 0.0013% |
| 1977 | #4,716 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1976 | #5,695 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1975 | #4,203 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1974 | #4,524 | 13 | 0.0009% |
| 1973 | #4,421 | 13 | 0.0009% |
| 1972 | #3,756 | 16 | 0.0011% |
| 1971 | #3,694 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1970 | #3,756 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1969 | #3,121 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1968 | #2,562 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 1967 | #3,113 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1966 | #2,867 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1965 | #3,173 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1964 | #3,744 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1963 | #3,214 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1962 | #2,556 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1961 | #3,092 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1960 | #3,120 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1959 | #3,880 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1958 | #3,266 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1957 | #3,359 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1956 | #3,083 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1955 | #2,752 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1954 | #2,806 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1953 | #4,014 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1952 | #3,242 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1951 | #3,145 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1950 | #4,044 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1949 | #3,441 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1948 | #4,808 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1947 | #3,513 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1946 | #5,131 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1945 | #3,756 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1942 | #3,834 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1940 | #4,510 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1932 | #4,573 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,554 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2024 | #9,194 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #6,996 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #9,200 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #7,219 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #6,384 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2019 | #5,889 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #5,378 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #5,869 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #8,324 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #5,113 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2014 | #3,820 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2013 | #4,505 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2012 | #3,928 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2011 | #4,134 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2010 | #3,089 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 2009 | #4,068 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2008 | #3,018 | 39 | 0.0019% |
| 2007 | #2,732 | 44 | 0.0021% |
| 2006 | #2,520 | 48 | 0.0023% |
| 2005 | #2,305 | 51 | 0.0026% |
| 2004 | #2,656 | 40 | 0.0020% |
| 2003 | #2,945 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 2002 | #2,228 | 47 | 0.0024% |
| 2001 | #2,188 | 47 | 0.0024% |
| 2000 | #1,686 | 68 | 0.0035% |
| 1999 | #2,209 | 42 | 0.0022% |
| 1998 | #2,245 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 1997 | #1,894 | 49 | 0.0026% |
| 1996 | #2,264 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 1995 | #2,110 | 39 | 0.0020% |
| 1994 | #1,718 | 52 | 0.0027% |
| 1993 | #1,640 | 54 | 0.0028% |
| 1992 | #1,458 | 63 | 0.0032% |
| 1991 | #1,401 | 66 | 0.0033% |
| 1990 | #1,289 | 74 | 0.0036% |
| 1989 | #1,415 | 60 | 0.0030% |
| 1988 | #1,298 | 63 | 0.0033% |
| 1987 | #1,223 | 63 | 0.0034% |
| 1986 | #1,145 | 68 | 0.0037% |
| 1985 | #1,014 | 81 | 0.0044% |
| 1984 | #1,100 | 67 | 0.0037% |
| 1983 | #1,008 | 77 | 0.0043% |
| 1982 | #1,060 | 74 | 0.0041% |
| 1981 | #1,009 | 81 | 0.0045% |
| 1980 | #1,006 | 81 | 0.0045% |
| 1979 | #974 | 83 | 0.0048% |
| 1978 | #964 | 81 | 0.0049% |
| 1977 | #874 | 94 | 0.0057% |
| 1976 | #890 | 87 | 0.0055% |
| 1975 | #919 | 80 | 0.0051% |
| 1974 | #886 | 83 | 0.0053% |
| 1973 | #898 | 79 | 0.0051% |
| 1972 | #853 | 89 | 0.0055% |
| 1971 | #960 | 72 | 0.0041% |
| 1970 | #1,020 | 64 | 0.0034% |
| 1969 | #933 | 67 | 0.0037% |
| 1968 | #830 | 78 | 0.0045% |
| 1967 | #901 | 64 | 0.0037% |
| 1966 | #863 | 71 | 0.0040% |
| 1965 | #832 | 78 | 0.0042% |
| 1964 | #849 | 80 | 0.0040% |
| 1963 | #907 | 68 | 0.0033% |
| 1962 | #915 | 69 | 0.0033% |
| 1961 | #992 | 61 | 0.0029% |
| 1960 | #815 | 88 | 0.0041% |
| 1959 | #770 | 99 | 0.0046% |
| 1958 | #909 | 69 | 0.0033% |
| 1957 | #796 | 89 | 0.0041% |
| 1956 | #764 | 93 | 0.0044% |
| 1955 | #839 | 77 | 0.0037% |
| 1954 | #844 | 74 | 0.0036% |
| 1953 | #837 | 74 | 0.0038% |
| 1952 | #829 | 72 | 0.0037% |
| 1951 | #923 | 58 | 0.0031% |
| 1950 | #1,027 | 47 | 0.0026% |
| 1949 | #974 | 51 | 0.0029% |
| 1948 | #1,285 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 1947 | #1,220 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 1946 | #1,280 | 30 | 0.0018% |
| 1945 | #1,389 | 23 | 0.0017% |
| 1944 | #1,451 | 22 | 0.0016% |
| 1943 | #2,003 | 14 | 0.0010% |
| 1942 | #2,178 | 12 | 0.0009% |
| 1941 | #1,341 | 25 | 0.0020% |
| 1940 | #1,234 | 30 | 0.0026% |
| 1939 | #1,405 | 23 | 0.0021% |
| 1938 | #1,374 | 24 | 0.0022% |
| 1937 | #1,849 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1936 | #1,984 | 13 | 0.0013% |
| 1935 | #1,604 | 19 | 0.0018% |
| 1934 | #1,195 | 31 | 0.0030% |
| 1933 | #2,124 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1932 | #1,520 | 22 | 0.0021% |
| 1931 | #1,789 | 17 | 0.0016% |
| 1930 | #2,103 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1929 | #2,026 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1928 | #2,709 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1927 | #2,220 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1926 | #1,852 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1925 | #2,983 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1924 | #2,510 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1923 | #3,010 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1922 | #2,522 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1920 | #3,283 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1917 | #3,006 | 8 | 0.0009% |
| 1916 | #4,073 | 5 | 0.0006% |
| 1915 | #2,882 | 8 | 0.0009% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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