Donyel

Girl · recorded 1966–1997

  • 1997last recorded
  • 1973best year

Most popular in 1973.

Last recorded in 1997. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Donyel.

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Its story

Popularity since 1966

081519661974198219891997

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 12 recorded years as a table
Donyel, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19663
19684
19714
19725
197315
19745
19755
19768
19844
19883
19923
19973

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Donyel 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 1997
5
Rank in 1997
#13,724
How rare
1 in 348,142 girls
Since 1966
96

Donyel was last recorded in 1997. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1973, at 15 per million girls born.

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

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