Is Donelle a boy or girl name?

Donelle is a unisex name. Of the 1,450 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 77.7% were girls and 22.3% were boys. It changed hands in 1990, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Donelle

Recorded 1922–2019 · United States

Donelle was most popular in 1979, when 48 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,286 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,450 people named Donelle.

Donelle over time

Births per year. The dot marks Donelle’s peak in 1979. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Donelle a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Donelle is a unisex name — 77.7% of the 1,450 Americans given it were girls and 22.3% were boys. It changed hands: since 1990 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Donelle

Where Donelle is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 7.8×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org