Boys' name · since 1922
Donzel
246 babies named Donzel in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,760 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 246
- born since 1922
- 1990s
- peak decade
246 boys have been named Donzel since 1922, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Donzel recorded 246 times among boys since 1922, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 2017.
- #11,760 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 246 born since 1922
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donzel ranks #11,760 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 246 born since 1922, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,760 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 246
- born since 1922
- 1990s
- peak decade
Donzel's 246 recorded births place it above 74.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by West Virginia.
Donzel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Donzel's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1922, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Donzel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2017
- Peak year (1992)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 96 years of records
Donzel by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (89 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Donzel's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Donzel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 18
1920s
18 births
- 1930s 22
1930s
22 births
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
89 births
- 2000s 32
2000s
32 births
- 2010s
2010s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 89 births (36% of all-time use).
Donzel by state
Where Donzel concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | West Virginia | | 5 | 2.0% |
5 of 246 births nationwide.
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- Donzel's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (89 total births) through the 2010s (40) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- West Virginia records the most Donzels (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. West Virginia 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 Donzel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~95 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, 1922–2017 (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 Donzel 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.