How popular is the name Donnell?

Donnell ranks 901st among boys' names in US records, with 15,279 births since 1912. Over the past decade it accounts for 450.

Is Donnell a unisex name?

No. Donnell is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1982, when 290 children were given the name. It has been in use for 113 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Boy name#901 of boy names

Pronounced D AA1 N IH0 L (ARPABET)

Donnell is a boys' name, and first appears in 1912. It has been given to 15,279 children — the 901st most common boys' name on record.

It is still recorded, but barely: 450 births across the past decade, against a peak of 290 in a single year. That peak was in 1982.

1982Boys: 290Girls: 15

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Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Donnell?: Donnell ranks 901st among boys' names in US records, with 15,279 births since 1912. Over the past decade it accounts for 450.
Is Donnell a unisex name?: No. Donnell is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Donnell most popular?: 1982, when 290 children were given the name. It has been in use for 113 years and is still recorded as of 2024.