How Many People Are Named Donielle?
An estimated 1,897 people in the United States have the first name Donielle. It is predominantly female (95.5%). The average bearer is 43 years old, and Donielle peaked in popularity in 1981 with 82 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Donielle 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 Donielle paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Donielle is overwhelmingly female, 91 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
1,897
About 1 in 180,682 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
95.5% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1981
82 births
Total Registered
2,041
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Donielle
Donielle is predominantly female (95.5%), though 91 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Donielle as a male name
Ranked #8,231 in 1989
5 male births in 1989
Peak: 1981 (14 births)
Donielle as a female name
Ranked #15,489 in 2012
6 female births in 2012
Peak: 1984 (82 births)
Donielle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Donielle span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 715 babies were registered. Donielle has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Donielle by Decade
How has Donielle 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.
Donielle by State
Birth registrations for Donielle span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Michigan. The lowest are in Missouri, Georgia, Texas. On average, about 57 Donielles were registered per state.
Donielle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Donielle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Donielle
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Donielle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Donielle?
We estimate approximately 1,897 people named Donielle 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 180,682 Americans share this first name.
Is Donielle a common name?
Donielle is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,041 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Donielle most popular?
Donielle reached peak popularity in 1981, when 82 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Donielle is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Donielle a female name?
Donielle is predominantly female. 95.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Donielle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Donielle Smith, Donielle Johnson, Donielle 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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