Total births
318
Unisex name · since 1947
Donnelle
318 babies named Donnelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 318
- total births
- 1947–1991
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 32%
- born in that decade
Donnelle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 318 have been recorded since 1947.
Donnelle has 318 recorded births among girls since 1947, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 1991.
- 318 total births
- 1947–1991 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 32% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
318 girls have been named Donnelle since 1947, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1991.
- 318
- total births
- 1947–1991
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 32%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
32% of everyone ever named Donnelle was born in this single decade.
1983
Single peak year
18 babies were named Donnelle in 1983 - its busiest year on record.
Donnelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Donnelle's full recorded timeline at 1972, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1964, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1983 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Donnelle at a glance
Last recorded 1991Peak year
1983
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1947
Donnelle popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1991
- Peak year (1983)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Donnelle popularity over time - boys
236 total births recorded since 1969 (Donnelle as boys' name)
Donnelle by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Donnelle's strongest decade.
101 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Donnelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 19
1940s
19 births
- 1950s 33
1950s
33 births
- 1960s
1960s
78 births
- 1970s
1970s
101 births
- 1980s
1980s
74 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 101 births (32% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Donnelle? ▼
Donnelle has been given to 318 babies in the U.S. since 1947, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1991. 18 babies were born in 1983, its single highest year.
When was Donnelle most popular? ▼
Donnelle was most popular in the 1970s decade with 101 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
Is Donnelle a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Donnelle is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 318 births, and as a boy's name it has 236 births.
How long has the name Donnelle been used? ▼
Donnelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 45 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Donnelle? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Donna, Dona, Donnie, Donald, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Donnelle's data
- Donnelle's decade-level peak was the 1970s (101 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Donnelle
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1947–1991 (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. "Donnelle: Baby Name Since 1947 - 318 Births, Peak 1983." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/donnelle. 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 Donnelle 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 June 2026.