Donelle

Where Donelle comes from

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  • Vowel-ended
Donelle through the years
  1. 1922
    First appearance
    #4,011 among girls with 7 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1968
    Peak, #1,909
    39 babies named Donelle, its best rank.
  3. 1982
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #4,167.
  4. 1999
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes

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