Donyel
The Story of Donyel
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Donyel as a girl name dates back to 1966, when 5 babies received it. 1973 was its biggest year on record, with 22 newborns named Donyel — #3,015 in the national rankings. About 66% of every Donyel on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Donyel last appeared in the published SSA data in 1997, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 96 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Donyel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1971, with 9 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1975: 12 births, good for #3,078 nationwide. About 68% of every Donyel on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Donyel last appeared in the published SSA data in 1994, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 79 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Donyel
Donyel is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1966 and has accumulated 96 births in the dataset. Donyel's peak popularity came in 1973 when it ranked #3,015. Use the chart and map above to compare Donyel'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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