Masculine dossier · first seen 1915
Donell
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1959
Peak era
1959
Peak births
99
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Donell
How many people are named Donell?
An estimated 3,789 living Americans are named Donell.
How rare is Donell?
Donell is very rare among babies today, with 13 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 86.9% from its 1959 peak.
How old is the typical Donell?
The median age of a living American named Donell is approximately 47 years, with most bearers falling between 32 and 60 years old.
Is Donell still popular?
Not especially. Donell has been declining since its 1959 peak and registered 13 births in 2025.
Where is Donell most common?
Donell has its strongest geographic signal in Mississippi, where it appears 6.6× more often than the national baseline.
1915Peak 19592025
Peak year
1959
Decline from peak
86.9%
2025
13
All-time
4,827
Where it lives now
Donell is most concentrated in Mississippi — about 6.6× the national rate in the 1950s. It also runs high in Georgia and North Carolina.
States where Donell is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.