Donel — boys' name

What the Data Says About Donel

The Social Security Administration has registered 691 babies named Donel between 1916 and 2014, spanning 99 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Donel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Donel performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 103 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Donel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Donel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 691 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.