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Donell

89% boys · 13 born in 2025

Donell has been given to about 5,418 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1959, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,504
Median age today51 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Donell per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1959 · 110
  • Born in 202513
  • All time5,418

How popular is Donell?

Its best year was 1959, when 110 babies were given the name, ranking 769th. The typical living American called Donell is about 51 years old today.

Names that sound like Donell

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Donnell0.97
  2. Cornell0.76
  3. Lowell0.71
  4. Odell0.71
  5. Lovell0.71
  6. Darnell0.69
  7. Montrell0.69
  8. Cordell0.64

Middle names for Donell

Ranked by flow score
  1. Donell Paul0.77
  2. Donell John0.77
  3. Donell Blake0.76
  4. Donell Wade0.76
  5. Donell Ross0.76
  6. Donell Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Donell

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Georginasister · 0.86
  2. Rockybrother · 0.85
  3. Rudybrother · 0.83
  4. Jolenesister · 0.83
  5. Laurelsister · 0.82
  6. Barronbrother · 0.82

Where Donell is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Donell Anderson0.77
    2. Donell White0.72
    3. Donell Nguyen0.72
    4. Donell Moore0.72
    5. Donell Brown0.72
    6. Donell Young0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Donell

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.