How Many People Are Named Donnell?
people named Donnell are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 26,899 people in the US has this name
Based on 15,305 babies named Donnell in Social Security records from 1912 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
307 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Donnell, 6.7% were girls and 93.3% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Donnell alive today is about 45 years old, and 55% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 32 and 59 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Donnell first appears in the records in 1912 and was given most often in 1970, to 307 babies. In 2025, 26 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1912 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Donnell has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #479, in 1968. In 2025 it ranked #4,066.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #4,066 |
| Best rank | #479 (1968) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #513 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Donnell alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Donnell were born in New York than in any other state: about 1,049 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Donnell was given 11.9 times as often in District of Columbia, 5 times in Maryland and 2.9 times in North Carolina.
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