Girls' name · since 1917
Donabelle
Donabelle has 61 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #32,632 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 61
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
61 girls have been named Donabelle since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Donabelle recorded 61 times among girls since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1925.
- #32,632 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 61 born since 1917
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donabelle ranks #32,632 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 61 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.
- #32,632 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 61
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Donabelle's 61 recorded births place it above 54.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Indiana.
Donabelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Donabelle's full recorded timeline at 1921, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1922 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Donabelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1925
- Peak year (1922)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Donabelle by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (42 births, 69% of the file).
1920s was Donabelle's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Donabelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
19 births
- 1920s
1920s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 42 births (69% of all-time use).
Donabelle by state
Where Donabelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Indiana | | 7 | 11.5% |
7 of 61 births nationwide.
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- Indiana records the most Donabelles (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Indiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Donabelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~8 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1917–1925 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Donabelle draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.