NameData
Name file · Girl · SSA 1880–2024
Donelle
Donelle is a girl's name.
○ Now rareGeneration X
1,127
Total named
53
Avg ageestimated
1970
Peak year
Unranked
Rank in 2024
Donelle peaked in 1970, when about 42 girls were given the name. It's now too rare to crack the top of the SSA charts at all. Most people named Donelle today are around 53 years old (estimated) — squarely Generation X. In all, roughly 1,127 girls have been named Donelle since record-keeping began in 1922.

📈 Popularity over time

How many girls were named Donelle each year, 1880–2024.
Peak: 197042 girls1940196019802000

♀ ♂ A shared name

Donelle is given to both girls and boys. Among everyone with this name:
78% girls
22% boys

↔ Names from the same era

Other girls' names that peaked around the same time as Donelle:
KorinShavondaMarkishaJeneenFantaMonalisa
Data: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain), 1880–2024. Average age is estimated from a survival curve, not actuarial tables.
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How we read a name

Every figure on this page comes from the U.S. Social Security Administration's public-domain record of names given to babies born in the United States from 1880 to 2024. The SSA only counts a name in a year if at least five babies received it.

Popularity & rank

The trajectory shows how many girls were named Donelle each year. The peak year is simply the year that count was highest, and the rank is where the name sat among all girls' names in 2024.

Estimated average age

We estimate the typical age of living people with this name by combining how many were born each year with a rough survival curve. It's a useful approximation for "how old does this name feel," not a precise actuarial figure — that's why we always label it estimated.

For general informational and entertainment purposes only. Counts reflect U.S. SSA card applications and may differ from total births. Figures are rounded.