Is Donnel a boy or girl name?

Donnel is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 823 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 5.7% were girls and 94.3% were boys.

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Donnel

Recorded 1922–2017 · United States

Donnel was most popular in 1968, when 25 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,831 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 823 people named Donnel.

Donnel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Donnel’s peak in 1968. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Donnel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Donnel is mostly a boy’s name — 5.7% of the 823 Americans given it were girls and 94.3% were boys. 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.

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