Donal Boy
How popular is Donal?
Peaked in 1930
No babies were recorded with the name Donal in 2025. It was most used in 1930, when 98 boys got the name.
1,648living people named Donal (est.)
63median age of people named Donal
3,712babies named Donal since 1880
Donal popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-100% babies vs 2015) |
| Peak year | 1930 (98 boys) |
| Highest rank | #596 in 1931 |
| First recorded | 1909 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
Donal counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Donnell family of names ranked #2,465 for boys in 2025 (#2,884 the year before), with 39 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Donal by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | #1,439 |
| 1910s | 158 | #1,207 |
| 1920s | 734 | #676 |
| 1930s | 797 | #596 |
| 1940s | 503 | #807 |
| 1950s | 470 | #980 |
| 1960s | 379 | #1,011 |
| 1970s | 222 | #1,525 |
| 1980s | 166 | #2,407 |
| 1990s | 136 | #3,319 |
| 2000s | 79 | #5,913 |
| 2010s | 43 | #8,210 |
| 2020s | 15 | #12,016 |
Questions
- Is Donal a boy or girl name?
- Donal is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Donal were boys.
- How popular is the name Donal?
- No babies were recorded with the name Donal in 2025. It was most used in 1930, when 98 boys got the name.
- When was Donal most popular?
- Donal peaked in 1930, when 98 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #596 in 1931.
- How many people are named Donal?
- 3,712 babies have been named Donal in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,648 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 63.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.