Donnell

OriginScottish

Meaning"proud chief"

GenderBoy

Also a girl's nameShow me Donnell as a girl's name

US Rank#987

Top 1000

About Donnell

Variation of Donald

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US popularity — history

US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025

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20142025

18802025

Data table

Year	US rank	Births	Per million
2014	#1,703	89	46.3
2015	#1,878	78	40.7
2016	#1,944	75	39.5
2017	#2,498	51	27.6
2018	#2,272	60	33
2019	#3,369	34	18.9
2020	#2,700	46	26.7
2021	#3,757	29	16.6
2022	#3,557	32	18.3
2023	#4,491	23	13.4
2024	#4,586	22	12.8
2025	#4,067	26	15.2

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