Donnell
- Pronunciation
- [Do-nnell]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Not recorded
- Origin
- Scottish
Donnell is a name traditionally given to a girl of Scottish origin. Our sources do not preserve a single agreed-upon literal translation for this particular name, so we list its meaning as unrecorded rather than guess at one. Browse more Scottish baby names or search the full library by meaning.
Donnell Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 1,026 baby girls have been named Donnell. The name peaked in 1969 with 49 US births that year (rank #1737).
Top States for Donnell
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Donnell births are: California (44).
Other Scottish-Origin Names Like Donnell
If you like Donnell's Scottish origin, consider these related names: Abhainn, Abhainn, Aibne, Acair, Acaiseid, Achaius. Browse all Scottish names →
7-Letter Names Starting with D
Names with Donnell's exact length and starting letter: Dabbous, Daedbot, Daelynn, Daganya, Dagomar.
Quick Facts About Donnell
US Popularity History (2000–2001)
Annual US births named Donnell by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2001 with 155 boys named Donnell (boy rank #988 that year).
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Donnell against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).
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