Donzell
Donzell was the 11013th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1990, when it ranked 1737th with 46 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,186 places. More babies were named Donzell in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,013 boys, down 39 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199046 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,073babies recorded
Donzell popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 23 since 1919.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,013 | 6 |
| 2020 | #10,974 | 6 |
| 2010 | #6,448 | 13 |
| 2000 | #3,960 | 20 |
| 1990 | #1,737 | 46 |
| 1980 | #2,757 | 17 |
| 1970 | #2,654 | 13 |
| 1960 | #2,577 | 11 |
| 1950 | #2,240 | 12 |
| 1940 | #2,941 | 7 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Donzell, counting every spelling?
Donzell has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Donzell?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Donzell (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Donzell 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 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Donzell.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Donzell?
About 900 people born in the US named Donzell are alive today, with a median age of 39; half are between 29 and 55. That makes Donzell 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.
Donzell by state
How common Donzell was among boys born in each state in 1988–1992, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Illinois (3.5×). In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Donzell: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Donzell, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Donzell
How popular is the name Donzell?
Donzell was the 11013th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1990, when it ranked 1737th with 46 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,186 places. More babies were named Donzell in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Donzell a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Donzell in the US.
Where was Donzell most popular?
In 1988–1992, Donzell was most common in District of Columbia (0.13 per 1,000 boys), followed by Illinois and Ohio.