Donelle is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1979 and has since faded.
Donelle is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2019. Donelle was first reported in SSA data in 1922 and peaked in 1970 (42 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,015 |
| 2007 | 16 | 16 | #14,327 | #8,363 |
| 2006 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,048 |
| 2005 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,388 |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,705 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,909 |
| 2002 | 11 | 11 | #16,158 | #9,704 |
| 2000 | 12 | 12 | #15,745 | #8,444 |
| 1999 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,096 |
| 1998 | 19 | 19 | #7,223 | #8,782 |
| 1997 | 12 | — | #7,412 | — |
| 1996 | 11 | — | #7,737 | — |
| 1995 | 15 | — | #8,972 | #8,085 |
| 1993 | 17 | — | #8,933 | #6,374 |
| 1992 | 20 | — | #7,169 | #6,282 |
| 1991 | 19 | — | #9,576 | #4,855 |
| 1990 | 31 | — | #5,625 | #3,829 |
| 1989 | 32 | — | #5,363 | #3,501 |
| 1988 | 41 | — | #3,176 | #4,531 |
| 1987 | 25 | — | #4,339 | #6,328 |
| 1986 | 34 | — | #3,786 | #3,702 |
| 1985 | 30 | — | #3,887 | #4,423 |
| 1984 | 36 | — | #3,638 | #3,141 |
| 1983 | 26 | — | #4,732 | #3,686 |
| 1982 | 30 | — | #4,212 | #3,534 |
| 1981 | 45 | — | #3,006 | #2,809 |
| 1980 | 34 | — | #3,640 | #3,472 |
| 1979 | 48 | — | #3,014 | #2,403 |
| 1978 | 32 | — | #3,666 | #3,261 |
| 1977 | 33 | — | #2,930 | #5,318 |
| 1976 | 39 | — | #2,400 | #5,832 |
| 1975 | 38 | — | #2,528 | #4,453 |
| 1974 | 35 | — | #2,513 | #5,433 |
| 1973 | 46 | — | #2,031 | #4,652 |
| 1972 | 31 | — | #2,363 | — |
| 1971 | 41 | — | #2,387 | #3,436 |
| 1970 | 42 | — | #1,988 | — |
| 1969 | 36 | — | #2,364 | #4,070 |
| 1968 | 39 | — | #1,920 | — |
| 1967 | 41 | — | #1,955 | #4,116 |
| 1966 | 21 | — | #2,693 | — |
| 1965 | 26 | — | #2,361 | — |
| 1964 | 28 | — | #2,319 | — |
| 1963 | 19 | — | #2,893 | — |
| 1962 | 28 | — | #2,274 | — |
| 1961 | 18 | — | #2,984 | — |
| 1960 | 18 | — | #2,925 | — |
| 1959 | 20 | — | #2,617 | — |
| 1958 | 12 | — | #3,594 | — |
| 1957 | 21 | — | #2,505 | — |
| 1956 | 19 | — | #2,653 | — |
| 1955 | 21 | — | #2,423 | — |
| 1954 | 10 | — | #3,784 | — |
| 1953 | 22 | — | #2,251 | — |
| 1952 | 16 | — | #2,707 | — |
| 1951 | 11 | — | #3,328 | — |
| 1950 | 13 | — | #2,942 | — |
| 1949 | 8 | — | #3,973 | — |
| 1948 | 7 | — | #4,295 | — |
| 1947 | 5 | — | #5,509 | — |
| 1946 | 11 | — | #3,078 | — |
| 1944 | 5 | — | #4,737 | — |
| 1943 | 6 | — | #4,304 | — |
| 1942 | 8 | — | #3,514 | — |
| 1941 | 5 | — | #4,573 | — |
| 1922 | 7 | — | #4,111 | — |