Is Donnell a boy or girl name?
Donnell is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 22 boys were named Donnell, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 6.7% of the 15,279 US babies named Donnell were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,586
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Donnell since 1912
- 15,279
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 307 babies
Boys and girls named Donnell, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 102 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 244 | 10 | 3.9% |
| 1930s | 360 | 52 | 12.6% |
| 1940s | 607 | 99 | 14% |
| 1950s | 1,736 | 184 | 9.6% |
| 1960s | 2,326 | 295 | 11.3% |
| 1970s | 2,502 | 248 | 9% |
| 1980s | 2,429 | 116 | 4.6% |
| 1990s | 1,802 | 17 | 0.9% |
| 2000s | 1,256 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 2010s | 737 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 152 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22 | #4,586 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,491 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 32 | #3,557 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 29 | #3,757 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 46 | #2,700 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 34 | #3,369 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 60 | #2,272 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 51 | #2,498 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 75 | #1,944 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 78 | #1,878 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 89 | #1,703 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 82 | #1,768 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 88 | #1,715 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 75 | #1,874 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 105 | #1,537 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 79 | #1,855 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 125 | #1,366 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 135 | #1,291 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 139 | #1,205 | 5 | #17,899 |
| 2005 | 110 | #1,366 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 134 | #1,166 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 107 | #1,306 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 123 | #1,156 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 155 | #988 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 149 | #994 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 135 | #1,028 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 131 | #1,033 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 159 | #874 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 165 | #848 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 171 | #821 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 197 | #747 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 195 | #749 | 5 | #14,106 |
| 1992 | 203 | #726 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 207 | #704 | 5 | #13,769 |
| 1990 | 239 | #653 | 7 | #10,526 |
| 1989 | 249 | #633 | 6 | #11,219 |
| 1988 | 239 | #614 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 220 | #611 | 7 | #9,041 |
| 1986 | 206 | #623 | 11 | #6,284 |
| 1985 | 217 | #593 | 12 | #5,762 |
| 1984 | 259 | #534 | 19 | #4,041 |
| 1983 | 218 | #572 | 13 | #5,220 |
| 1982 | 290 | #498 | 15 | #4,770 |
| 1981 | 260 | #523 | 18 | #4,195 |
| 1980 | 271 | #517 | 15 | #4,794 |
| 1979 | 249 | #539 | 18 | #4,086 |
| 1978 | 205 | #589 | 19 | #3,814 |
| 1977 | 227 | #552 | 22 | #3,405 |
| 1976 | 254 | #504 | 14 | #4,411 |
| 1975 | 269 | #488 | 25 | #2,897 |
| 1974 | 265 | #494 | 20 | #3,344 |
| 1973 | 256 | #486 | 31 | #2,418 |
| 1972 | 238 | #509 | 29 | #2,468 |
| 1971 | 268 | #492 | 34 | #2,303 |
| 1970 | 271 | #492 | 36 | #2,210 |
| 1969 | 254 | #482 | 49 | #1,737 |
| 1968 | 248 | #479 | 29 | #2,262 |
| 1967 | 244 | #482 | 22 | #2,652 |
| 1966 | 219 | #512 | 23 | #2,536 |
| 1965 | 213 | #525 | 21 | #2,693 |
| 1964 | 241 | #505 | 32 | #2,115 |
| 1963 | 214 | #540 | 33 | #2,069 |
| 1962 | 263 | #488 | 24 | #2,478 |
| 1961 | 205 | #552 | 36 | #1,929 |
| 1960 | 225 | #527 | 26 | #2,325 |
| 1959 | 209 | #541 | 21 | #2,533 |
| 1958 | 217 | #523 | 30 | #2,032 |
| 1957 | 195 | #554 | 26 | #2,179 |
| 1956 | 205 | #523 | 18 | #2,747 |
| 1955 | 171 | #564 | 25 | #2,171 |
| 1954 | 150 | #604 | 21 | #2,394 |
| 1953 | 162 | #556 | 16 | #2,718 |
| 1952 | 150 | #571 | 8 | #4,214 |
| 1951 | 134 | #602 | 8 | #4,123 |
| 1950 | 143 | #565 | 11 | #3,276 |
| 1949 | 90 | #723 | 10 | #3,442 |
| 1948 | 85 | #730 | 19 | #2,275 |
| 1947 | 76 | #790 | 12 | #3,103 |
| 1946 | 62 | #840 | 10 | #3,275 |
| 1945 | 50 | #904 | 11 | #2,780 |
| 1944 | 50 | #899 | 7 | #3,786 |
| 1943 | 41 | #1,062 | 6 | #4,306 |
| 1942 | 55 | #890 | 9 | #3,241 |
| 1941 | 56 | #848 | 9 | #3,076 |
| 1940 | 42 | #997 | 6 | #3,977 |
| 1939 | 36 | #1,071 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 34 | #1,114 | 5 | #4,485 |
| 1937 | 37 | #1,059 | 6 | #3,907 |
| 1936 | 40 | #994 | 9 | #2,923 |
| 1935 | 38 | #1,044 | 6 | #3,865 |
| 1934 | 39 | #1,042 | 5 | #4,434 |
| 1933 | 23 | #1,416 | 7 | #3,501 |
| 1932 | 36 | #1,128 | 5 | #4,575 |
| 1931 | 36 | #1,135 | 9 | #3,037 |
| 1930 | 41 | #1,083 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 30 | #1,300 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 32 | #1,276 | 5 | #4,890 |
| 1927 | 24 | #1,569 | 5 | #4,992 |
| 1926 | 32 | #1,283 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 22 | #1,642 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 22 | #1,689 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 23 | #1,611 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 17 | #1,972 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 27 | #1,459 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 15 | #2,159 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 15 | #2,084 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 15 | #2,092 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 22 | #1,543 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 7 | #3,256 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 15 | #1,897 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 11 | #2,003 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 10 | #1,838 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,094 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Donnell reached #479 in 1968. As a girl name, it reached #1,737 in 1969. 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 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Donnell
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.