Donnell is an established boys' name that peaked in 1970 and has since faded.
Donnell is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,067 for boy births in the United States (and #8,692 across all names), given to 26 babies. Donnell first appears in 1912 and peaked in 1982 (290 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | — | #4,067 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,597 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,494 |
| 2022 | 32 | 32 | — | #3,558 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | — | #3,759 |
| 2020 | 46 | 46 | — | #2,700 |
| 2019 | 34 | 34 | — | #3,371 |
| 2018 | 60 | 60 | — | #2,272 |
| 2017 | 51 | 51 | — | #2,499 |
| 2016 | 75 | 75 | — | #1,944 |
| 2015 | 78 | 78 | — | #1,878 |
| 2014 | 89 | 89 | — | #1,703 |
| 2013 | 82 | 82 | — | #1,769 |
| 2012 | 88 | 88 | — | #1,715 |
| 2011 | 75 | 75 | — | #1,875 |
| 2010 | 105 | 105 | — | #1,538 |
| 2009 | 79 | 79 | — | #1,855 |
| 2008 | 125 | 125 | — | #1,366 |
| 2007 | 135 | 135 | — | #1,291 |
| 2006 | 144 | 144 | #17,900 | #1,205 |
| 2005 | 110 | 110 | — | #1,366 |
| 2004 | 134 | 134 | — | #1,166 |
| 2003 | 107 | 107 | — | #1,306 |
| 2002 | 123 | 123 | — | #1,156 |
| 2001 | 155 | 155 | — | #988 |
| 2000 | 149 | 149 | — | #994 |
| 1999 | 135 | 135 | — | #1,028 |
| 1998 | 131 | 131 | — | #1,033 |
| 1997 | 159 | — | — | #874 |
| 1996 | 165 | — | — | #848 |
| 1995 | 171 | — | — | #821 |
| 1994 | 197 | — | — | #746 |
| 1993 | 200 | — | #14,107 | #749 |
| 1992 | 203 | — | — | #726 |
| 1991 | 212 | — | #13,769 | #704 |
| 1990 | 246 | — | #10,526 | #653 |
| 1989 | 255 | — | #11,220 | #633 |
| 1988 | 239 | — | — | #614 |
| 1987 | 227 | — | #9,039 | #611 |
| 1986 | 217 | — | #6,285 | #623 |
| 1985 | 229 | — | #5,762 | #593 |
| 1984 | 278 | — | #4,041 | #534 |
| 1983 | 231 | — | #5,220 | #572 |
| 1982 | 305 | — | #4,770 | #498 |
| 1981 | 278 | — | #4,195 | #523 |
| 1980 | 286 | — | #4,794 | #517 |
| 1979 | 267 | — | #4,086 | #539 |
| 1978 | 224 | — | #3,814 | #588 |
| 1977 | 249 | — | #3,404 | #552 |
| 1976 | 268 | — | #4,413 | #505 |
| 1975 | 294 | — | #2,897 | #488 |
| 1974 | 285 | — | #3,344 | #494 |
| 1973 | 287 | — | #2,418 | #486 |
| 1972 | 267 | — | #2,469 | #508 |
| 1971 | 302 | — | #2,303 | #492 |
| 1970 | 307 | — | #2,210 | #492 |
| 1969 | 303 | — | #1,737 | #482 |
| 1968 | 277 | — | #2,262 | #479 |
| 1967 | 265 | — | #2,652 | #482 |
| 1966 | 243 | — | #2,536 | #510 |
| 1965 | 235 | — | #2,693 | #524 |
| 1964 | 272 | — | #2,115 | #506 |
| 1963 | 247 | — | #2,071 | #540 |
| 1962 | 287 | — | #2,478 | #488 |
| 1961 | 241 | — | #1,930 | #552 |
| 1960 | 251 | — | #2,324 | #527 |
| 1959 | 230 | — | #2,532 | #541 |
| 1958 | 247 | — | #2,032 | #523 |
| 1957 | 221 | — | #2,180 | #554 |
| 1956 | 223 | — | #2,747 | #523 |
| 1955 | 196 | — | #2,171 | #564 |
| 1954 | 171 | — | #2,394 | #604 |
| 1953 | 178 | — | #2,719 | #556 |
| 1952 | 158 | — | #4,214 | #571 |
| 1951 | 142 | — | #4,123 | #602 |
| 1950 | 154 | — | #3,276 | #565 |
| 1949 | 100 | — | #3,442 | #723 |
| 1948 | 104 | — | #2,275 | #730 |
| 1947 | 88 | — | #3,103 | #790 |
| 1946 | 72 | — | #3,275 | #840 |
| 1945 | 61 | — | #2,780 | #904 |
| 1944 | 57 | — | #3,786 | #899 |
| 1943 | 47 | — | #4,306 | #1,062 |
| 1942 | 64 | — | #3,241 | #890 |
| 1941 | 65 | — | #3,076 | #848 |
| 1940 | 48 | — | #3,977 | #997 |
| 1939 | 36 | — | — | #1,071 |
| 1938 | 39 | — | #4,485 | #1,114 |
| 1937 | 43 | — | #3,907 | #1,059 |
| 1936 | 49 | — | #2,924 | #994 |
| 1935 | 44 | — | #3,865 | #1,044 |
| 1934 | 44 | — | #4,434 | #1,042 |
| 1933 | 30 | — | #3,501 | #1,416 |
| 1932 | 41 | — | #4,575 | #1,128 |
| 1931 | 45 | — | #3,037 | #1,135 |
| 1930 | 41 | — | — | #1,083 |
| 1929 | 30 | — | — | #1,300 |
| 1928 | 37 | — | #4,890 | #1,276 |
| 1927 | 29 | — | #4,992 | #1,569 |
| 1926 | 32 | — | — | #1,283 |
| 1925 | 22 | — | — | #1,642 |
| 1924 | 22 | — | — | #1,689 |
| 1923 | 23 | — | — | #1,611 |
| 1922 | 17 | — | — | #1,972 |
| 1921 | 27 | — | — | #1,459 |
| 1920 | 15 | — | — | #2,159 |
| 1919 | 15 | — | — | #2,084 |
| 1918 | 15 | — | — | #2,092 |
| 1917 | 22 | — | — | #1,543 |
| 1916 | 7 | — | — | #3,256 |
| 1915 | 15 | — | — | #1,897 |
| 1914 | 11 | — | — | #2,003 |
| 1913 | 10 | — | — | #1,838 |
| 1912 | 7 | — | — | #2,094 |