Donell Boy
How popular is Donell?
#6,442 boy name in 2025
13 baby boys were named Donell in the US in 2025, making it the 6442nd most popular boy name.
4,430living people named Donell (est.)
49median age of people named Donell
5,418babies named Donell since 1880
1 in 255,026US babies born in 2025
Donell popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #6,442 for boys (▲ 2540 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 13 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-28% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,056 in 2015, #6,292 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1959 (99 boys) |
| Highest rank | #761 in 1956 |
| First recorded | 1915 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Donell 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.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Donnell | 26 | 67% |
| Donell | 13 | 33% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Donell by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 21 | #2,828 |
| 1920s | 107 | #1,846 |
| 1930s | 190 | #1,189 |
| 1940s | 275 | #966 |
| 1950s | 752 | #761 |
| 1960s | 724 | #812 |
| 1970s | 812 | #851 |
| 1980s | 715 | #1,004 |
| 1990s | 515 | #1,282 |
| 2000s | 442 | #1,677 |
| 2010s | 209 | #3,071 |
| 2020s | 65 | #6,292 |
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Questions
- Is Donell a boy or girl name?
- Donell is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Donell were boys.
- How popular is the name Donell?
- 13 baby boys were named Donell in the US in 2025, making it the 6442nd most popular boy name.
- When was Donell most popular?
- Donell peaked in 1959, when 99 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #761 in 1956.
- How many people are named Donell?
- 5,418 babies have been named Donell in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,430 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 49.
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.