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Donnelle

Recorded 1947–2013 · United States

Donnelle was most popular in 1983, when 26 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,951 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 554 people named Donnelle.

Most popular in1983
Rank that year#4,951
Births that year26
Total since 1880554
Given to57% girls

Donnelle over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Donnelle’s peak in 1983. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Donnelle a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Donnelle is a unisex name — 57.4% of the 554 Americans given it were girls and 42.6% were 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