Total births
54
Boys' name · since 1922
Donnal
54 babies named Donnal in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 54
- total births
- 1922–1963
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
Donnal is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 54 have been recorded since 1922.
Donnal has 54 recorded births among boys since 1922, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 1963.
- 54 total births
- 1922–1963 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 33% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
54 boys have been named Donnal since 1922, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1963.
- 54
- total births
- 1922–1963
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade
33% of everyone ever named Donnal was born in this single decade.
1960
Single peak year
8 babies were named Donnal in 1960 - its busiest year on record.
Donnal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Donnal splits its recorded history at 1950: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1955 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1960 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Donnal at a glance
Last recorded 1963Peak year
1960
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1922
Donnal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1963
- Peak year (1960)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Donnal by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Donnal's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Donnal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s
1940s
12 births
- 1950s
1950s
12 births
- 1960s
1960s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 18 births (33% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Donnal? ▼
Donnal has been given to 54 babies in the U.S. since 1922, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1963. 8 babies were born in 1960, its single highest year.
When was Donnal most popular? ▼
Donnal was most popular in the 1960s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Donnal been used? ▼
Records for Donnal go back to 1922, giving 42 years of history through 1963.
What names are similar to Donnal? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Donald, Don, Donovan, Donnie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Donnal
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1922–1963 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Donnal: Baby Name Since 1922 - 54 Births, Peak 1960." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/donnal. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Donnal 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 July 2026.