Donnel

Donnel

Primarily a boy's name · 94% boys

Donnel first appears in the data in 1922 and has been recorded in 79 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1980 with 20 babies (rank #2,465 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Donnel

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Donnel yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

823

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1922	5	#4,468
1923	6	#3,929
1925	5	#4,372
1927	5	#4,351
1928	8	#3,151
1933	10	#2,410
1934	6	#3,383
1935	7	#3,033
1936	9	#2,492
1937	11	#2,237
1938	11	#2,226
1940	6	#3,217
1941	9	#2,527
1942	8	#2,764
1943	8	#2,789
1944	7	#2,934
1945	9	#2,439
1946	6	#3,262
1950	8	#2,831
1951	7	#3,143
1952	9	#2,727
1954	13	#2,233
1955	10	#2,628
1957	9	#2,880
1958	15	#2,120
1959	11	#2,570
1960	11	#2,576
1961	14	#2,270
1962	9	#2,900
1963	8	#3,121
1964	17	#1,994
1965	10	#2,660
1966	13	#2,253
1967	11	#2,514
1968	18	#1,911
1969	7	#3,690
1970	8	#3,597
1971	16	#2,398
1972	16	#2,354
1973	10	#3,277
1974	19	#2,214
1975	14	#2,794
1976	15	#2,737
1977	5	#6,107
1978	17	#2,592
1979	10	#3,884
1980	20	#2,465
1981	12	#3,474
1982	19	#2,535
1983	15	#2,959
1984	11	#3,771
1985	9	#4,424
1986	6	#6,144
1987	14	#3,384
1988	8	#5,329
1989	13	#4,093
1990	12	#4,476
1991	10	#5,205
1992	13	#4,391
1993	8	#6,374
1994	12	#4,872
1995	8	#6,555
1996	9	#6,127
1997	14	#4,513
1998	7	#7,809
1999	5	#10,355
2000	7	#8,446
2002	8	#7,851
2003	5	#11,360
2004	6	#10,321
2005	5	#11,923
2007	7	#10,043
2009	8	#9,206
2010	5	#12,772
2011	5	#12,791
2012	6	#11,166
2013	10	#7,673
2014	7	#9,914
2017	6	#11,121

Year

Babies

Rank

1922

#4,468

1923

#3,929

1925

#4,372

1927

#4,351

1928

#3,151

1933

#2,410

1934

#3,383

1935

#3,033

1936

#2,492

1937

#2,237

1938

#2,226

1940

#3,217

1941

#2,527

1942

#2,764

1943

#2,789

1944

#2,934

1945

#2,439

1946

#3,262

1950

#2,831

1951

#3,143

1952

#2,727

1954

#2,233

1955

#2,628

1957

#2,880

1958

#2,120

1959

#2,570

1960

#2,576

1961

#2,270

1962

#2,900

1963

#3,121

1964

#1,994

1965

#2,660

1966

#2,253

1967

#2,514

1968

#1,911

1969

#3,690

1970

#3,597

1971

#2,398

1972

#2,354

1973

#3,277

1974

#2,214

1975

#2,794

1976

#2,737

1977

#6,107

1978

#2,592

1979

#3,884

1980

#2,465

1981

#3,474

1982

#2,535

1983

#2,959

1984

#3,771

1985

#4,424

1986

#6,144

1987

#3,384

1988

#5,329

1989

#4,093

1990

#4,476

1991

#5,205

1992

#4,391

1993

#6,374

1994

#4,872

1995

#6,555

1996

#6,127

1997

#4,513

1998

#7,809

1999

#10,355

2000

#8,446

2002

#7,851

2003

#11,360

2004

#10,321

2005

#11,923

2007

#10,043

2009

#9,206

2010

#12,772

2011

#12,791

2012

#11,166

2013

#7,673

2014

#9,914

2017

#11,121

Numerology of Donnel

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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