Girls' name · since 1918
Donnabel
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 15 babies named Donnabel, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #49,633 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1918
- 1910s
- peak decade
15 girls have been named Donnabel since 1918, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donnabel has been recorded 15 times among girls since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1935.
- #49,633 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 15 born since 1918
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donnabel ranks #49,633 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1918, peaking in the 1910s.
- #49,633 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1918
- 1910s
- peak decade
Donnabel's 15 recorded births place it above 30.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Donnabel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Donnabel's full recorded timeline at 1922, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births.
Donnabel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1935
- Peak year (1918)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Donnabel by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (5 births, 33% of the file).
1910s was Donnabel's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Donnabel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 5 births (33% of all-time use).
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- Donnabel's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1930s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Donnabel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1918–1935 (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 Donnabel 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.