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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Donal

Donal was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1931, when it ranked 597th; the most babies were born in 1930 (98). More babies were named Donal in the 1930s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
193098 babies
Total since 1880
3,712babies recorded

Donal popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 1968.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020#12,5455
2010#12,7705
2000#6,02111
1990#3,49817
1980#2,75617
1970#1,75925
1960#1,15646
1950#1,07743
1940#87452
1930#62198
1920#1,16338
1910#1,6565
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Donal, counting every spelling?

Donal has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Donal?

About 1,500 people born in the US named Donal are alive today, with a median age of 62; half are between 44 and 74. That makes Donal a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Donal by state

How common Donal was among boys born in each state in 1928–1932, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Oklahoma (4.4×), West Virginia (4.1×), Texas (1.9×). In 38 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIL0.02Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesIN0.04Ohio: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesOH0.03Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesCA0.03Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesMO0.12Kentucky: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesKY0.14West Virginia: 0.34 per 1,000 babiesWV0.34Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesAR0.07Tennessee: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesTN0.10North Carolina: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNC0.04South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.37 per 1,000 babiesOK0.37Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesGA0.04Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesTX0.16Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Donal, boys, 1928–1932. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Donal

How popular is the name Donal?

Donal was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1931, when it ranked 597th; the most babies were born in 1930 (98). More babies were named Donal in the 1930s than in any other decade.

Is Donal a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Donal in the US.

Where was Donal most popular?

In 1928–1932, Donal was most common in Oklahoma (0.37 per 1,000 boys), followed by West Virginia and Texas.