boy's name

Donall

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 99

Northern Ireland

#470

2019 births

Donall is a boy's name. In 1957 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in Ireland in 1977, when 7 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in Ireland.
  • First appears in birth records in 1965.

Donall over time

Births per decade in Ireland, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1997, not a full ten years. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 1997, not a full ten years.

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'60 '70 '80 '90 '20
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Births named Donall by decade in Ireland
Decade Births
1960s 6
1970s 28
1980s 32
1990s (to 1997) 22
2020s (to 1997) 3

How popular is Donall?

In 1997, Donall was given to 3 babies in Ireland, ranking #418 that year. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Donall is used

Northern Ireland #470 3 in 2019
Ireland as Dónall #771 3 in 2020
United States #4,238 5 in 1957

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Irish figures withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. The Central Statistics Office began recording the síneadh fada in 2018, so accented and unaccented spellings are counted separately from that year on. Data & sources.

How Donall is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Dónall Dónall is a rare spelling of Donall, written with a fada and recorded 3 times, mostly in Ireland. 3

Names that peaked alongside Donall

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Donall also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Donall over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Donall

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Donall — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Donall

How popular is the name Donall?

In 1997, Donall was given to 3 babies in Ireland, ranking #418 that year. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Donall a girl's or a boy's name?

Donall is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Donall most popular?

Donall peaked in 1977, when 7 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.