Boys' name · since 1922
Donnelly
Donnelly has 38 recorded births since 1922 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,054 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 38
- born since 1922
- 1920s
- peak decade
Donnelly sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 38 recorded since 1922.
Social Security Administration records show Donnelly recorded 38 times among boys since 1922, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 1986.
- #24,054 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 38 born since 1922
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donnelly ranks #24,054 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 38 born since 1922, peaking in the 1920s.
- #24,054 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 38
- born since 1922
- 1920s
- peak decade
Donnelly's 38 recorded births place it above 46.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Donnelly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Donnelly splits its recorded history at 1949: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1934 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Donnelly popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1986
- Peak year (1922)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Donnelly by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (13 births, 34% of the file).
1920s was Donnelly's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Donnelly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
13 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 13 births (34% of all-time use).
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- Donnelly's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 1980s (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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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, 1922–1986 (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 Donnelly 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.