How Many People Are Named Donnel?
people named Donnel are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 533,205 people in the US has this name
Based on 823 babies named Donnel in Social Security records from 1922 to 2017, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
25 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Donnel, 6.6% were girls and 93.4% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Donnel fell from 21.3% in the 1960s to 3.8% in the 1980s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Donnel alive today is about 47 years old, and 57% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 34 and 59 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Donnel first appears in the records in 1922 and was given most often in 1968, to 25 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2017.
Babies given the name each year, 1922 to 2017
🏆 Rank History
Donnel has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,910, in 1968.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,910 (1968) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,906 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Donnel alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Donnel were born in New York than in any other state: about 10 of those alive today.
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