Donyell is a rare name used for both girls and boys that was most common in the 1970s and has all but disappeared.
Donyell is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2017. Donyell was first reported in SSA data in 1961 and peaked in 1974 (32 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,795 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,780 |
| 2008 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,484 |
| 2007 | 13 | 13 | #16,062 | #10,050 |
| 2006 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,053 |
| 2005 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,261 |
| 2003 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,858 |
| 2001 | 15 | 15 | — | #4,953 |
| 2000 | 22 | 22 | #11,021 | #5,109 |
| 1999 | 15 | 15 | #11,722 | #7,348 |
| 1998 | 12 | 12 | #12,903 | #8,787 |
| 1997 | 17 | — | #8,534 | #7,512 |
| 1996 | 13 | — | #14,131 | #6,670 |
| 1995 | 31 | — | #8,264 | #3,221 |
| 1994 | 37 | — | #9,034 | #2,643 |
| 1993 | 24 | — | #7,653 | #4,522 |
| 1992 | 12 | — | #13,900 | #6,887 |
| 1991 | 17 | — | #10,585 | #5,208 |
| 1990 | 14 | — | #10,528 | #6,616 |
| 1989 | 14 | — | #8,976 | #7,234 |
| 1988 | 17 | — | #7,275 | #5,942 |
| 1987 | 10 | — | #6,936 | — |
| 1986 | 6 | — | — | #6,148 |
| 1985 | 16 | — | #6,579 | #5,997 |
| 1984 | 28 | — | #4,536 | #3,518 |
| 1983 | 18 | — | #9,343 | #3,463 |
| 1982 | 23 | — | #8,472 | #2,876 |
| 1981 | 26 | — | #6,453 | #2,810 |
| 1980 | 40 | — | #4,571 | #2,174 |
| 1979 | 35 | — | #4,277 | #2,612 |
| 1978 | 23 | — | #7,119 | #2,827 |
| 1977 | 40 | — | #5,991 | #1,753 |
| 1976 | 46 | — | #3,572 | #1,842 |
| 1975 | 43 | — | #3,308 | #2,081 |
| 1974 | 51 | — | #3,464 | #1,552 |
| 1973 | 44 | — | #3,148 | #1,891 |
| 1972 | 29 | — | #3,433 | #3,019 |
| 1971 | 28 | — | #3,696 | #3,018 |
| 1970 | 17 | — | #5,957 | #3,352 |
| 1969 | 22 | — | #3,357 | #4,567 |
| 1968 | 5 | — | #7,291 | — |
| 1967 | 8 | — | #5,105 | — |
| 1966 | 5 | — | #6,837 | — |
| 1964 | 5 | — | #7,029 | — |
| 1963 | 6 | — | #6,059 | — |
| 1962 | 5 | — | #6,825 | — |
| 1961 | 5 | — | #6,815 | — |