How Many People Are Named Donal?
An estimated 1,756 people in the United States have the first name Donal. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 61 years old, and Donal peaked in popularity in 1930 with 98 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Donal as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Donal paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,756
About 1 in 195,190 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
61
years old
Peak Year
1930
98 births
Total Registered
3,712
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Donal
Donal is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,712 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Donal as a male name
Ranked #12,700 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 1930 (98 births)
Donal as a female name
Ranked #7,288 in 1968
5 female births in 1968
Peak: 1968 (5 births)
Donal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Donal span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 797 babies were registered. Donal has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Donal by Decade
How has Donal tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Donal by State
Birth registrations for Donal span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Oklahoma. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia. On average, about 56 Donals were registered per state.
Donal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Donal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Donal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Donal?
We estimate approximately 1,756 people named Donal are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 195,190 Americans share this first name.
Is Donal a common name?
Donal is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,712 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Donal most popular?
Donal reached peak popularity in 1930, when 98 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Donal is approximately 61 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Donal a male name?
Donal is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Donal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Donal Smith, Donal Johnson, Donal Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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