Donyell
Boy · dohn-YEL · Modern
Donyell is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Donyell come from?
Modern: modern American coinage, perhaps a variant of Donnell or Daniel
- Say it
- dohn-YEL
Is Donyell a girl's or a boy's name?
Donyell is a boys' name.
How popular is Donyell in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1974, with 32 boys. It first appears in the records in 1969.
Half of all the boys named Donyell in the US since 1880 were born between 1976 and 1995, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1995, 32% of the babies named Donyell in the US were girls.
Donyell in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 15 | #4,884 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,034 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 21 | #3,186 |
| 1994 | 28 | #2,613 |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,440 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,088 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,745 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,457 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,830 |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,777 |
| 1980 | 24 | #2,162 |
| 1979 | 18 | #2,567 |
| 1978 | 15 | #2,798 |
| 1977 | 30 | #1,743 |
| 1976 | 27 | #1,827 |
| 1975 | 22 | #2,064 |
| 1974 | 32 | #1,546 |
| 1973 | 23 | #1,870 |
| 1972 | 11 | #2,989 |
| 1971 | 11 | #2,971 |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,280 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
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