Donyelle

A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Donyelle by the numbers

Donyelle was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 19 babies in 1974, making it a 1970s name.

What we can tell you about Donyelle

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Donyelle. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Danyellegod is my judge; a form of Danielle14 in the US (2017)
  • Donnelldark brown ruler; from Domhnall51 in the US (2017)
  • Danellea form of Danielle, God is my judge12 in the US (2017)
  • Donell15 in the US (2017)
  • Donzell10 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Donyelle

Names that are said the same way as Donyelle, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

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