Dawnell is a rare variant of Danelle that was most common in the 1960s and has all but disappeared.
Dawnell is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1988. Dawnell was first reported in SSA data in 1951 and peaked in 1968 (25 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 5 | — | #12,264 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | #11,359 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | #11,057 |
| 1983 | 7 | — | #8,233 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | #8,435 |
| 1981 | 12 | — | #5,642 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | #9,355 |
| 1979 | 16 | — | #4,460 |
| 1978 | 16 | — | #4,302 |
| 1977 | 16 | — | #4,268 |
| 1976 | 15 | — | #4,201 |
| 1975 | 13 | — | #4,649 |
| 1974 | 18 | — | #3,586 |
| 1973 | 9 | — | #5,681 |
| 1972 | 12 | — | #4,585 |
| 1971 | 19 | — | #3,395 |
| 1970 | 15 | — | #3,905 |
| 1969 | 23 | — | #2,779 |
| 1968 | 25 | — | #2,495 |
| 1967 | 13 | — | #3,703 |
| 1966 | 13 | — | #3,591 |
| 1965 | 15 | — | #3,290 |
| 1964 | 12 | — | #3,922 |
| 1963 | 9 | — | #4,612 |
| 1962 | 6 | — | #6,011 |
| 1961 | 8 | — | #4,979 |
| 1959 | 5 | — | #6,468 |
| 1958 | 6 | — | #5,551 |
| 1957 | 11 | — | #3,744 |
| 1956 | 5 | — | #6,148 |
| 1954 | 8 | — | #4,364 |
| 1952 | 6 | — | #5,038 |
| 1951 | 8 | — | #4,105 |