Is Donyell a boy or girl name?

Donyell is a unisex name. Of the 907 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 43.9% were girls and 56.1% were boys. It changed hands in 1994, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Donyell

Recorded 1961–2017 · United States

Donyell was most popular in 1974, when 51 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,797 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 907 people named Donyell.

Donyell over time

Births per year. The dot marks Donyell’s peak in 1974. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Donyell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Donyell is a unisex name — 43.9% of the 907 Americans given it were girls and 56.1% were boys. It changed hands: since 1994 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls 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.

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