Girls' name · since 1960
Donielle
1,950 babies named Donielle in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,777 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,950
- born since 1960
- 1980s
- peak decade
1,950 girls have been named Donielle since 1960, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Donielle has 1,950 recorded births among girls since 1960, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2012.
- #4,777 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,950 born since 1960
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donielle ranks #4,777 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,950 born since 1960, peaking in the 1980s.
- #4,777 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,950
- born since 1960
- 1980s
- peak decade
Donielle's 1,950 recorded births place it above 93.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Donielle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Donielle splits its recorded history at 1987: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2010 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1984 peak of 82 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Donielle popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2012
- Peak year (1984)
- 82
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Donielle popularity over time - boys
91 total births recorded since 1971 (Donielle as boys' name)
Donielle by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (670 births, 34% of the file).
1980s was Donielle's strongest decade.
670 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Donielle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 159
1960s
159 births
- 1970s
1970s
606 births
- 1980s
1980s
670 births
- 1990s
1990s
385 births
- 2000s 114
2000s
114 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 670 births (34% of all-time use).
How Donielle compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Donielle's total volume
Donielle by state
Where Donielle concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 198 | 10.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 86 | 4.4% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 84 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 72 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 57 | 2.9% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 40 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Florida | | 32 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 28 | 1.4% |
198 of 1,950 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Donielle appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Donielle's data
- Donielle's decade-level peak was the 1980s (670 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Donielles (198 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Donielle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1960–2012 (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 Donielle 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.