Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Donell*

#1,662 most common boys' name of all time · #4,021 across all names · 89% male / 11% female · used 1915–2025 · notable crossover

Rank among boys
#1,662
Rank overall
#4,021 of 105,966
First appeared
1915
Years on the list
108 of 146
All-time
5,418
Since 2016
121
Peak year
1959 #772
Best rank
#769 1956
Girls Boys peak 110/yr
192019401960198020002020

Donell first appears in 1915. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 13 13 #6,496
2024 8 8 #9,081
2023 12 12 #6,939
2022 8 8 #9,076
2021 11 11 #7,132
2020 13 13 #6,322
2019 15 15 #5,845
2018 17 17 #5,349
2017 15 15 #5,831
2016 9 9 #8,216
2015 18 18 #5,099
2014 27 27 #3,798
2013 21 21 #4,493
2012 26 26 #3,914
2011 24 24 #4,121
2010 37 37 #3,084
2009 25 25 #4,055
2008 39 39 #3,016
2007 44 44 #2,729
2006 48 48 #2,520
2005 51 51 #2,302
2004 40 40 #2,660
2003 33 33 #2,939
2002 47 47 #2,231
2001 47 47 #2,192
2000 68 68 #1,682
1999 42 42 #2,206
1998 40 40 #2,244
1997 49 49 #1,896
1996 36 36 #2,271
1995 39 39 #2,114
1994 52 52 #1,721
1993 54 54 #1,646
1992 63 63 #1,454
1991 66 66 #1,402
1990 6 74 80 #1,289
1989 60 60 #1,416
1988 63 63 #1,297
1987 7 63 70 #1,222
1986 11 68 79 #1,148
1985 81 81 #1,015
1984 12 67 79 #1,105
1983 11 77 88 #1,010
1982 9 74 83 #1,059
1981 14 81 95 #1,012
1980 12 81 93 #1,006
1979 13 83 96 #974
1978 20 81 101 #966
1977 14 94 108 #874
1976 10 87 97 #890
1975 15 80 95 #920
1974 13 83 96 #888
1973 13 79 92 #900
1972 16 89 105 #853
1971 17 72 89 #962
1970 16 64 80 #1,018
1969 19 67 86 #941
1968 24 78 102 #831
1967 17 64 81 #909
1966 19 71 90 #868
1965 16 78 94 #835
1964 13 80 93 #852
1963 16 68 84 #908
1962 23 69 92 #916
1961 17 61 78 #999
1960 16 88 104 #817
1959 11 99 110 #772
1958 14 69 83 #913
1957 13 89 102 #797
1956 15 93 108 #769
1955 17 77 94 #842
1954 16 74 90 #849
1953 9 74 83 #837
1952 12 72 84 #829
1951 12 58 70 #927
1950 8 47 55 #1,034
1949 10 51 61 #983
1948 6 32 38 #1,292
1947 10 36 46 #1,231
1946 5 30 35 #1,296
1945 7 23 30 #1,404
1944 22 22 #1,479
1943 14 14 #2,063
1942 7 12 19 #2,241
1941 25 25 #1,369
1940 5 30 35 #1,248
1939 23 23 #1,421
1938 24 24 #1,395
1937 15 15 #1,905
1936 13 13 #2,052
1935 19 19 #1,647
1934 31 31 #1,211
1933 12 12 #2,198
1932 5 22 27 #1,545
1931 17 17 #1,834
1930 14 14 #2,169
1929 15 15 #2,085
1928 10 10 #2,808
1927 14 14 #2,286
1926 18 18 #1,908
1925 9 9 #3,112
1924 12 12 #2,621
1923 9 9 #3,119
1922 12 12 #2,613
1920 8 8 #3,399
1917 8 8 #3,163
1916 5 5 #4,237
1915 8 8 #3,042