Donyale

Where Donyale comes from

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  • Vowel-ended
Donyale through the years
  1. 1966
    First appearance
    #3,266 among girls with 15 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1967
    Peak, #1,751
    43 babies named Donyale, its best rank.
  3. 1972
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #3,543.
  4. 1979
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
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