Donyale

DAH-nih-ayl /ˈdɑːnɪˌeɪl/
girl 3 syllables fading

Donyale is a rare name used for both girls and boys that was most common in the 1960s and has all but disappeared.

Donyale is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2004. Donyale was first reported in SSA data in 1966 and peaked in 1969 (45 births).

About the name Donyale

PronunciationDAH-nih-ayl /ˈdɑːnɪˌeɪl/

Names similar to Donyale

How popular is Donyale?

Girls named Donyale
196619701980199020002004
Girls named Donyale per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1966–2004 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2004) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Boys named Donyale
19681970197519801981
Boys named Donyale per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1966–2004 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2004) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Donyale total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
200455#16,859—
19957—#10,835—
199410—#8,309—
19925—#13,897—
19917—#10,583—
19886—#10,730—
19875—#11,813—
19845—#10,858—
19825—#10,935—
198116—#7,588#4,635
198015—#7,600#5,086
19795—#10,621—
197819—#7,118#3,460
197714—#7,753#4,730
197614—#7,501#4,558
197513—#4,663—
197413—#4,525—
197317—#5,275#4,196
197224—#3,594#4,103
197133—#2,682#4,544
197047—#2,130#3,351
196950—#1,844#4,566
196840—#2,030#4,287
196743—#1,762—
196615—#3,294—