Donnel vs Don

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

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Donnel

Boy name

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Name B

Don

Boy name · Rank #1786

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Metric Donnel Don
Current Rank Unranked #1786
Total Births (all years) 776 167,538
Peak Year 1980 1946
Peak Year Births 20 4,111
Peak Decade 1970ss 1940ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1922 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Donnel Don
1880ss — 454
1890ss — 620
1900ss — 817
1910ss — 5,683
1920ss 29 16,941
1930ss 54 35,980
1940ss 53 36,253
1950ss 82 29,451
1960ss 118 22,123
1970ss 130 8,496
1980ss 127 4,992
1990ss 98 2,637
2000ss 46 1,530
2010ss 39 1,071
2020ss — 490

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Donnel Don
2014 7 112
2015 — 117
2016 — 105
2017 6 90
2018 — 115
2019 — 88
2020 — 89
2021 — 102
2022 — 115
2023 — 93
2024 — 91

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, 1922–2017.

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