unisex name
Donyale
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 7
- Births on record 433
Donyale is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 82% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2004 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 1969, when 50 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1966.
Donyale over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2004, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 148 |
| 1970s | 199 |
| 1980s | 52 |
| 1990s | 29 |
| 2000s (to 2004) | 5 |
How popular is Donyale?
In 2004, Donyale 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.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Donyale
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Donyale over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Donyale
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Donyale — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Donyale
How popular is the name Donyale?
In 2004, Donyale 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.
Is Donyale a girl's or a boy's name?
Donyale is used for both girls and boys. About 82% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Donyale most popular?
Donyale peaked in 1969, when 50 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.