Over the past 110 years, 44 girls and 10 867 boys have been named Donnell. The name Donnell ranks 10820th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Donnell in 1955. The peak of popularity of the name Donnell came in the 1950s and 1960s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.