Donel vs Donald

Side-by-side comparison of Donel and Donald — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Donel

Boy name

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Name B

Donald

Boy name · Rank #672

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Metric Donel Donald
Current Rank Unranked #672
Total Births (all years) 691 1,414,419
Peak Year 1970 1934
Peak Year Births 18 30,407
Peak Decade 1930ss 1930ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1916 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Donel Donald
1880ss — 548
1890ss — 1,786
1900ss — 4,632
1910ss 18 57,002
1920ss 52 191,817
1930ss 103 283,716
1940ss 92 247,829
1950ss 96 273,576
1960ss 88 172,620
1970ss 91 82,440
1980ss 62 50,845
1990ss 57 26,756
2000ss 16 12,005
2010ss 16 6,708
2020ss — 2,139

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Donel Donald
2014 6 738
2015 — 696
2016 — 625
2017 — 603
2018 — 541
2019 — 513
2020 — 449
2021 — 468
2022 — 402
2023 — 415
2024 — 405

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1916–2014.

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