Donelle
Donelle is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Donelle
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Donelle is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Donelle
As a girl name
Donelle first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1922, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1970, when 42 Donelles were born — ranking #1,986 that year. As of 2026, Donelle ranks #13,924 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Donelles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Donelle first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1967, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1979, when 20 Donelles were born — ranking #2,379 that year. As of 2026, Donelle ranks #9,752 for boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 323 Donelles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Donelle
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Donelle. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Donelle
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About the name Donelle
Donelle is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1922 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Donelle's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #1,986. Use the chart and map above to compare Donelle's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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