Donyale

Boy · recorded 1968–1981

  • 1981last recorded
  • 1978best year

Most popular in 1978.

Last recorded in 1981. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1968

04719681971197519781981

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 11 recorded years as a table
Donyale, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19683
19693
19705
19713
19724
19734
19764
19774
19787
19804
19814

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Donyale isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1981
8
Rank in 1981
#4,509
How rare
1 in 223,897 boys
Since 1968
79

Donyale was last recorded in 1981. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1978, at 7 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Donyale doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.