Masculine dossier · first seen 1915

Donell

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Donell
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1959

Peak era

1959

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Boomer

1915Peak 19592024

Peak year

1959

Decline from peak

91.9%

2024

All-time

4,814

Donell is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1959, when 99 boys were named Donell.

In 2024, only 8 boys were given the name.

Down 91.9% from its peak.

All told, about 4,814 Americans have been named Donell and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1915.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationBoomer

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1959

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