Donell is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1959 and has since faded.
Donell is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,554 for boy births in the United States (and #13,749 across all names), given to 13 babies. Donell first appears in 1915 and peaked in 1959 (99 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,554 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,223 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | — | #7,003 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,208 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,223 |
| 2020 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,387 |
| 2019 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,895 |
| 2018 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,379 |
| 2017 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,869 |
| 2016 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,324 |
| 2015 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,114 |
| 2014 | 27 | 27 | — | #3,820 |
| 2013 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,505 |
| 2012 | 26 | 26 | — | #3,928 |
| 2011 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,134 |
| 2010 | 37 | 37 | — | #3,089 |
| 2009 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,068 |
| 2008 | 39 | 39 | — | #3,019 |
| 2007 | 44 | 44 | — | #2,732 |
| 2006 | 48 | 48 | — | #2,520 |
| 2005 | 51 | 51 | — | #2,305 |
| 2004 | 40 | 40 | — | #2,656 |
| 2003 | 33 | 33 | — | #2,945 |
| 2002 | 47 | 47 | — | #2,228 |
| 2001 | 47 | 47 | — | #2,188 |
| 2000 | 68 | 68 | — | #1,686 |
| 1999 | 42 | 42 | — | #2,209 |
| 1998 | 40 | 40 | — | #2,245 |
| 1997 | 49 | — | — | #1,894 |
| 1996 | 36 | — | — | #2,264 |
| 1995 | 39 | — | — | #2,110 |
| 1994 | 52 | — | — | #1,718 |
| 1993 | 54 | — | — | #1,640 |
| 1992 | 63 | — | — | #1,458 |
| 1991 | 66 | — | — | #1,401 |
| 1990 | 80 | — | #11,807 | #1,289 |
| 1989 | 60 | — | — | #1,415 |
| 1988 | 63 | — | — | #1,298 |
| 1987 | 70 | — | #9,035 | #1,223 |
| 1986 | 79 | — | #6,283 | #1,145 |
| 1985 | 81 | — | — | #1,014 |
| 1984 | 79 | — | #5,631 | #1,100 |
| 1983 | 88 | — | #5,920 | #1,008 |
| 1982 | 83 | — | #7,034 | #1,060 |
| 1981 | 95 | — | #5,041 | #1,009 |
| 1980 | 93 | — | #5,618 | #1,006 |
| 1979 | 96 | — | #5,169 | #974 |
| 1978 | 101 | — | #3,665 | #964 |
| 1977 | 108 | — | #4,716 | #874 |
| 1976 | 97 | — | #5,695 | #890 |
| 1975 | 95 | — | #4,203 | #919 |
| 1974 | 96 | — | #4,524 | #886 |
| 1973 | 92 | — | #4,421 | #898 |
| 1972 | 105 | — | #3,756 | #853 |
| 1971 | 89 | — | #3,694 | #960 |
| 1970 | 80 | — | #3,756 | #1,020 |
| 1969 | 86 | — | #3,122 | #933 |
| 1968 | 102 | — | #2,562 | #830 |
| 1967 | 81 | — | #3,113 | #901 |
| 1966 | 90 | — | #2,867 | #863 |
| 1965 | 94 | — | #3,173 | #832 |
| 1964 | 93 | — | #3,744 | #849 |
| 1963 | 84 | — | #3,214 | #907 |
| 1962 | 92 | — | #2,557 | #915 |
| 1961 | 78 | — | #3,091 | #993 |
| 1960 | 104 | — | #3,120 | #815 |
| 1959 | 110 | — | #3,881 | #769 |
| 1958 | 83 | — | #3,266 | #909 |
| 1957 | 102 | — | #3,359 | #796 |
| 1956 | 108 | — | #3,083 | #764 |
| 1955 | 94 | — | #2,751 | #839 |
| 1954 | 90 | — | #2,806 | #844 |
| 1953 | 83 | — | #4,014 | #837 |
| 1952 | 84 | — | #3,242 | #829 |
| 1951 | 70 | — | #3,145 | #923 |
| 1950 | 55 | — | #4,044 | #1,027 |
| 1949 | 61 | — | #3,441 | #974 |
| 1948 | 38 | — | #4,808 | #1,285 |
| 1947 | 46 | — | #3,513 | #1,220 |
| 1946 | 35 | — | #5,131 | #1,280 |
| 1945 | 30 | — | #3,756 | #1,389 |
| 1944 | 22 | — | — | #1,451 |
| 1943 | 14 | — | — | #2,003 |
| 1942 | 19 | — | #3,834 | #2,178 |
| 1941 | 25 | — | — | #1,341 |
| 1940 | 35 | — | #4,510 | #1,234 |
| 1939 | 23 | — | — | #1,405 |
| 1938 | 24 | — | — | #1,374 |
| 1937 | 15 | — | — | #1,849 |
| 1936 | 13 | — | — | #1,984 |
| 1935 | 19 | — | — | #1,604 |
| 1934 | 31 | — | — | #1,195 |
| 1933 | 12 | — | — | #2,124 |
| 1932 | 27 | — | #4,573 | #1,520 |
| 1931 | 17 | — | — | #1,789 |
| 1930 | 14 | — | — | #2,103 |
| 1929 | 15 | — | — | #2,026 |
| 1928 | 10 | — | — | #2,709 |
| 1927 | 14 | — | — | #2,220 |
| 1926 | 18 | — | — | #1,852 |
| 1925 | 9 | — | — | #2,983 |
| 1924 | 12 | — | — | #2,510 |
| 1923 | 9 | — | — | #3,010 |
| 1922 | 12 | — | — | #2,522 |
| 1920 | 8 | — | — | #3,283 |
| 1917 | 8 | — | — | #3,006 |
| 1916 | 5 | — | — | #4,072 |
| 1915 | 8 | — | — | #2,882 |