Donnelle
The Story of Donnelle
As a girl name
Donnelle first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1947, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1983, when 18 Donnelles were born — ranking #4,108 that year. As of 2026, Donnelle ranks #10,271 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 318 Donnelles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Donnelle first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1969, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1979, when 13 Donnelles were born — ranking #3,168 that year. As of 2026, Donnelle ranks #10,726 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 236 Donnelles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Donnelle
Donnelle is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1947 and has accumulated 318 births in the dataset. Donnelle's peak popularity came in 1983 when it ranked #4,108. Use the chart and map above to compare Donnelle'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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