Donnell

Where Donnell comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Donnell.

Donnell through the years
  1. 1912
    First appearance
    #2,045 among boys with 7 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1968
    Peak, #479
    248 babies named Donnell, its best rank.
  3. 1970
    Donnell Rawlings born
    American actor and comedian
  4. 1980
    Donnell Harvey born
    American basketball player
  5. 2002
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,154.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Donnell Harvey · American basketball player, born 1980
  • Donnell Rawlings · American actor and comedian, born 1970
  • Donnell Young · American sprinter, 1888–1989
  • Donnell Whittenburg · American artistic gymnast, born 1994
  • Donnell Bennett · American football player, born 1972

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.