Donell
Donell was the 6554th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1956, when it ranked 764th; the most babies were born in 1959 (99). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,440 places. More babies were named Donell in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,554 boys, down 167 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 195999 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,418babies recorded
Donell popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #6,554 | — | 13 |
| 2020 | — | #6,387 | — | 13 |
| 2010 | — | #3,089 | — | 37 |
| 2000 | — | #1,686 | — | 68 |
| 1990 | #11,807 | #1,289 | 6 | 74 |
| 1980 | #5,618 | #1,006 | 12 | 81 |
| 1970 | #3,756 | #1,020 | 16 | 64 |
| 1960 | #3,120 | #815 | 16 | 88 |
| 1950 | #4,044 | #1,027 | 8 | 47 |
| 1940 | #4,510 | #1,234 | 5 | 30 |
| 1930 | — | #2,103 | — | 14 |
| 1920 | — | #3,283 | — | 8 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Donell, counting every spelling?
Donell is a spelling of Donnell, a name family that had 39 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 39 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donnell | 26 | #4,067 | 132 |
| Donell | 13 | #6,554 | 52 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Donell?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Donell (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Donell born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Donell.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Donell?
About 3,800 people born in the US named Donell are alive today, with a median age of 47; half are between 33 and 61. That makes Donell mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Donell: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Donell, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Donell
How popular is the name Donell?
Donell was the 6554th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1956, when it ranked 764th; the most babies were born in 1959 (99). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,440 places. More babies were named Donell in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Donell a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Donell in the US.