Over the past 110 years, 10 867 boys and 44 girls have been named Donnell. The name Donnell ranks 930th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Donnell in 1927. The peak of popularity of the name Donnell came in the 1970s and 1980s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.