The baby name Donnell appears in baby name data for the United States from 1927 to 2020. It was most popular in 1982 with 304 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Donnell has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1927 | 5 |
| 1928 | 10 |
| 1929 | 7 |
| 1930 | 11 |
| 1931 | 15 |
| 1932 | 18 |
| 1934 | 5 |
| 1935 | 22 |
| 1936 | 5 |
| 1939 | 18 |
| 1940 | 28 |
| 1941 | 46 |
| 1942 | 25 |
| 1943 | 33 |
| 1944 | 41 |
| 1945 | 36 |
| 1946 | 36 |
| 1947 | 88 |
| 1948 | 71 |
| 1949 | 71 |
| 1950 | 150 |
| 1951 | 120 |
| 1952 | 171 |
| 1953 | 251 |
| 1954 | 123 |
| 1955 | 199 |
| 1956 | 219 |
| 1957 | 233 |
| 1958 | 249 |
| 1959 | 218 |
| 1960 | 268 |
| 1961 | 186 |
| 1962 | 303 |
| 1963 | 208 |
| 1964 | 277 |
| 1965 | 207 |
| 1966 | 201 |
| 1967 | 238 |
| 1968 | 262 |
| 1969 | 241 |
| 1970 | 262 |
| 1971 | 270 |
| 1972 | 232 |
| 1973 | 261 |
| 1974 | 264 |
| 1975 | 269 |
| 1976 | 277 |
| 1977 | 231 |
| 1978 | 209 |
| 1979 | 281 |
| 1980 | 275 |
| 1981 | 258 |
| 1982 | 304 |
| 1983 | 219 |
| 1984 | 239 |
| 1985 | 234 |
| 1986 | 182 |
| 1987 | 177 |
| 1988 | 226 |
| 1989 | 256 |
| 1990 | 239 |
| 1991 | 190 |
| 1992 | 238 |
| 1993 | 174 |
| 1994 | 225 |
| 1995 | 159 |
| 1996 | 161 |
| 1997 | 150 |
| 1998 | 123 |
| 1999 | 121 |
| 2000 | 157 |
| 2001 | 156 |
| 2002 | 94 |
| 2003 | 99 |
| 2004 | 165 |
| 2005 | 114 |
| 2006 | 143 |
| 2007 | 121 |
| 2008 | 117 |
| 2009 | 41 |
| 2010 | 50 |
| 2011 | 55 |
| 2012 | 50 |
| 2013 | 60 |
| 2014 | 49 |
| 2015 | 29 |
| 2016 | 44 |
| 2017 | 16 |
| 2018 | 38 |
| 2019 | 17 |
| 2020 | 14 |