How Many People Are Named Donelle?
An estimated 1,259 people in the United States have the first name Donelle. It is used for both genders, with 77.7% female. The average bearer is 49 years old, and Donelle peaked in popularity in 1979 with 48 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Donelle 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 Donelle paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,259
About 1 in 272,243 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
77.7% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1979
48 births
Total Registered
1,450
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Donelle
Donelle is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (22.3%) and females (77.7%). Out of 1,450 total births registered, 323 were male and 1,127 were female.
Donelle as a male name
Ranked #10,012 in 2019
7 male births in 2019
Peak: 1979 (20 births)
Donelle as a female name
Ranked #14,327 in 2007
7 female births in 2007
Peak: 1970 (42 births)
Donelle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Donelle span from the 1920s to the 2010s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 385 babies were registered. Donelle has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Donelle by Decade
How has Donelle 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.
Donelle by State
Birth registrations for Donelle span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Illinois. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Illinois, New York. On average, about 23 Donelles were registered per state.
Donelle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Donelle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Donelle
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Donelle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Donelle?
We estimate approximately 1,259 people named Donelle 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 272,243 Americans share this first name.
Is Donelle a common name?
Donelle is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,450 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Donelle most popular?
Donelle reached peak popularity in 1979, when 48 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Donelle is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Donelle a female name?
Donelle is predominantly female. 77.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Donelle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Donelle Smith, Donelle Johnson, Donelle 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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