Girls' name · since 1913
Donnabelle
Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 437 babies named Donnabelle, peaking in 1926. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,815 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 437
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Donnabelle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 437 have been recorded since 1913.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donnabelle has been recorded 437 times among girls since 1913, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1938.
- #12,815 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 437 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donnabelle ranks #12,815 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 437 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #12,815 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 437
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Donnabelle's 437 recorded births place it above 82.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Indiana.
Donnabelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Donnabelle splits its recorded history at 1926: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1913 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1926 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Donnabelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1938
- Peak year (1926)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Donnabelle by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (238 births, 54% of the file).
1920s was Donnabelle's strongest decade.
238 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Donnabelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 76
1910s
76 births
- 1920s
1920s
238 births
- 1930s
1930s
123 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 238 births (54% of all-time use).
Donnabelle by state
Where Donnabelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Indiana | | 126 | 28.8% |
| #2 | Iowa | | 24 | 5.5% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 16 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 12 | 2.7% |
126 of 437 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Donnabelle's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (238 total births) through the 1930s (123) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Indiana records the most Donnabelles (126 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Donnabelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1913–1938 (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 Donnabelle 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.