How Many People Are Named Donnel?
An estimated 663 people in the United States have the first name Donnel. It is predominantly male (94.3%). The average bearer is 49 years old, and Donnel peaked in popularity in 1968 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Donnel 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 Donnel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
663
About 1 in 516,975 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
94.3% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1968
25 births
Total Registered
823
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Donnel
Donnel is predominantly male (94.3%), though 47 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Donnel as a male name
Ranked #11,121 in 2017
6 male births in 2017
Peak: 1980 (20 births)
Donnel as a female name
Ranked #10,814 in 1980
5 female births in 1980
Peak: 1960 (9 births)
Donnel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Donnel span from the 1920s to the 2010s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 150 babies were registered. Donnel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Donnel by Decade
How has Donnel 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.
Donnel by State
Donnel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Donnel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Donnel
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Donnel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Donnel?
We estimate approximately 663 people named Donnel 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 516,975 Americans share this first name.
Is Donnel a common name?
Donnel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 823 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Donnel most popular?
Donnel reached peak popularity in 1968, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Donnel is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Donnel a male name?
Donnel is predominantly male. 94.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Donnel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Donnel Smith, Donnel Johnson, Donnel 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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