Girls' name · since 1967
Donyelle
378 babies named Donyelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,981 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 378
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
Donyelle sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 378 recorded since 1967.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donyelle has been recorded 378 times among girls since 1967, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2017.
- #13,981 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 378 born since 1967
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donyelle ranks #13,981 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 378 born since 1967, peaking in the 1970s.
- #13,981 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 378
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
Donyelle's 378 recorded births place it above 80.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
Donyelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Donyelle splits its recorded history at 1987: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1967 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1974 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Donyelle popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2017
- Peak year (1974)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Donyelle popularity over time - boys
15 total births recorded since 1971 (Donyelle as boys' name)
Donyelle by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (130 births, 34% of the file).
1970s was Donyelle's strongest decade.
130 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Donyelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 19
1960s
19 births
- 1970s
1970s
130 births
- 1980s
1980s
100 births
- 1990s
1990s
88 births
- 2000s 36
2000s
36 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 130 births (34% of all-time use).
Donyelle by state
Where Donyelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 6 | 1.6% |
| #2 | Indiana | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 5 | 1.3% |
6 of 378 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Donyelle's decade-level peak was the 1970s (130 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Donyelles (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 Donyelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1967–2017 (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 Donyelle 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.