How Many People Are Named Donell?
people named Donell are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 77,944 people in the US has this name
Based on 5,418 babies named Donell in Social Security records from 1915 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
110 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Donell, 11.6% were girls and 88.4% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Donell alive today is about 47 years old, and 52% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 34 and 61 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Donell first appears in the records in 1915 and was given most often in 1959, to 110 babies. In 2025, 13 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1915 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Donell has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #763, in 1956. In 2025 it ranked #6,550. Among girls, its best rank was #2,556, in 1962.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #6,550 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #763 (1956) | #2,556 (1962) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #917 in the 1970s | #3,048 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Donell alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Donell were born in Illinois than in any other state: about 292 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Donell was given 5.5 times as often in Mississippi, 3.3 times in Illinois and 2.8 times in South Carolina.
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