How Many People Are Named Donyell?
people named Donyell are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 398,815 people in the US has this name
Based on 907 babies named Donyell in Social Security records from 1961 to 2017, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
51 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Donyell, 44.2% were girls and 55.8% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1970s: 44.4% of the babies were girls then and 40.1% in the 1990s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Donyell alive today is about 41 years old, and 80% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 31 and 50 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Donyell first appears in the records in 1961 and was given most often in 1974, to 51 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2017.
Babies given the name each year, 1961 to 2017
🏆 Rank History
Donyell has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,552, in 1974. Among girls, its best rank was #3,147, in 1973.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,552 (1974) | #3,147 (1973) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,215 in the 1970s | #4,073 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Donyell alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Donyell were born in Illinois than in any other state: about 9 of those alive today.
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