Donyell
The Story of Donyell
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Donyell as a girl name dates back to 1961, when 5 babies received it. 1973 was its biggest year on record, with 21 newborns named Donyell — #3,123 in the national rankings. About 40% of every Donyell on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Donyell last appeared in the published SSA data in 2007, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 398 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Donyell first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1969, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1974: 32 births, good for #1,546 nationwide. About 39% of every Donyell on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Donyell last appeared in the published SSA data in 2017, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 509 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 Donyell
Donyell is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 509 births in the dataset. Donyell's peak popularity came in 1974 when it ranked #1,546. Use the chart and map above to compare Donyell'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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