Donnelle
The Story of Donnelle
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Donnelle as a girl name dates back to 1947, when 6 babies received it. 1983 was its biggest year on record, with 18 newborns named Donnelle — #4,108 in the national rankings. About 32% of every Donnelle on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Donnelle last appeared in the published SSA data in 1991, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 318 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to 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. The name hit its high-water mark in 1979: 13 births, good for #3,168 nationwide. About 35% of every Donnelle on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Donnelle last appeared in the published SSA data in 2013, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 236 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to 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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