Is Donell a boy or girl name?
Donell was mostly a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 10.9% of the 5,405 US babies named Donell were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #9,194
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Donell since 1915
- 5,405
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 110 babies
Boys and girls named Donell, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 21 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 107 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 190 | 5 | 2.6% |
| 1940s | 275 | 50 | 15.4% |
| 1950s | 752 | 127 | 14.4% |
| 1960s | 724 | 180 | 19.9% |
| 1970s | 812 | 147 | 15.3% |
| 1980s | 715 | 76 | 9.6% |
| 1990s | 515 | 6 | 1.2% |
| 2000s | 442 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 209 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 52 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #9,194 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,996 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 8 | #9,200 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,219 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,384 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 15 | #5,889 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,378 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 15 | #5,869 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,324 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,113 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 27 | #3,820 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 21 | #4,505 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 26 | #3,928 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 24 | #4,134 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 37 | #3,089 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 25 | #4,068 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 39 | #3,018 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 44 | #2,732 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 48 | #2,520 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 51 | #2,305 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 40 | #2,656 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 33 | #2,945 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 47 | #2,228 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 47 | #2,188 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 68 | #1,686 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 42 | #2,209 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 40 | #2,245 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 49 | #1,894 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 36 | #2,264 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 39 | #2,110 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 52 | #1,718 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 54 | #1,640 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 63 | #1,458 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 66 | #1,401 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 74 | #1,289 | 6 | #11,806 |
| 1989 | 60 | #1,415 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 63 | #1,298 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 63 | #1,223 | 7 | #9,037 |
| 1986 | 68 | #1,145 | 11 | #6,282 |
| 1985 | 81 | #1,014 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 67 | #1,100 | 12 | #5,631 |
| 1983 | 77 | #1,008 | 11 | #5,920 |
| 1982 | 74 | #1,060 | 9 | #7,035 |
| 1981 | 81 | #1,009 | 14 | #5,040 |
| 1980 | 81 | #1,006 | 12 | #5,618 |
| 1979 | 83 | #974 | 13 | #5,170 |
| 1978 | 81 | #964 | 20 | #3,665 |
| 1977 | 94 | #874 | 14 | #4,716 |
| 1976 | 87 | #890 | 10 | #5,695 |
| 1975 | 80 | #919 | 15 | #4,203 |
| 1974 | 83 | #886 | 13 | #4,524 |
| 1973 | 79 | #898 | 13 | #4,421 |
| 1972 | 89 | #853 | 16 | #3,756 |
| 1971 | 72 | #960 | 17 | #3,694 |
| 1970 | 64 | #1,020 | 16 | #3,756 |
| 1969 | 67 | #933 | 19 | #3,121 |
| 1968 | 78 | #830 | 24 | #2,562 |
| 1967 | 64 | #901 | 17 | #3,113 |
| 1966 | 71 | #863 | 19 | #2,867 |
| 1965 | 78 | #832 | 16 | #3,173 |
| 1964 | 80 | #849 | 13 | #3,744 |
| 1963 | 68 | #907 | 16 | #3,214 |
| 1962 | 69 | #915 | 23 | #2,556 |
| 1961 | 61 | #992 | 17 | #3,092 |
| 1960 | 88 | #815 | 16 | #3,120 |
| 1959 | 99 | #770 | 11 | #3,880 |
| 1958 | 69 | #909 | 14 | #3,266 |
| 1957 | 89 | #796 | 13 | #3,359 |
| 1956 | 93 | #764 | 15 | #3,083 |
| 1955 | 77 | #839 | 17 | #2,752 |
| 1954 | 74 | #844 | 16 | #2,806 |
| 1953 | 74 | #837 | 9 | #4,014 |
| 1952 | 72 | #829 | 12 | #3,242 |
| 1951 | 58 | #923 | 12 | #3,145 |
| 1950 | 47 | #1,027 | 8 | #4,044 |
| 1949 | 51 | #974 | 10 | #3,441 |
| 1948 | 32 | #1,285 | 6 | #4,808 |
| 1947 | 36 | #1,220 | 10 | #3,513 |
| 1946 | 30 | #1,280 | 5 | #5,131 |
| 1945 | 23 | #1,389 | 7 | #3,756 |
| 1944 | 22 | #1,451 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 14 | #2,003 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 12 | #2,178 | 7 | #3,834 |
| 1941 | 25 | #1,341 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 30 | #1,234 | 5 | #4,510 |
| 1939 | 23 | #1,405 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 24 | #1,374 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 15 | #1,849 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 13 | #1,984 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 19 | #1,604 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 31 | #1,195 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 12 | #2,124 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 22 | #1,520 | 5 | #4,573 |
| 1931 | 17 | #1,789 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 14 | #2,103 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 15 | #2,026 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 10 | #2,709 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 14 | #2,220 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 18 | #1,852 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 9 | #2,983 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 12 | #2,510 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 9 | #3,010 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 12 | #2,522 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,283 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 8 | #3,006 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,073 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 8 | #2,882 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Donell reached #764 in 1956. As a girl name, it reached #2,556 in 1962. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Donell
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.