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Unisex name

Donyale

82% girls, 18% boys · last recorded 2004

Donyale has been given to about 433 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1969, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Living in the US≈ 410
Median age today55 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Donyale per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1969 · 50
  • Born in 20250
  • All time433

How popular is Donyale?

Its best year was 1969, when 50 babies were given the name, ranking 1844th. The typical living American called Donyale is about 55 years old today.

Names that sound like Donyale

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Doyle0.74
  2. Dontae0.73
  3. Donald0.64
  4. Danyelle0.67
  5. Donnie0.65
  6. Danielle0.63
  7. Dale0.63
  8. Daniele0.65

Middle names for Donyale

Ranked by flow score
  1. Donyale Rose0.85
  2. Donyale Marie0.85
  3. Donyale Grace0.85
  4. Donyale Jane0.85
  5. Donyale Louise0.85
  6. Donyale June0.84

Sibling names for Donyale

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Larasister · 0.66
  2. Heidisister · 0.58
  3. Troybrother · 0.57
  4. Scottieeither · 0.57
  5. Angiesister · 0.55
  6. Shawnbrother · 0.54

Where Donyale is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Donyale White0.80
    2. Donyale Nguyen0.80
    3. Donyale Moore0.80
    4. Donyale Hill0.80
    5. Donyale Hall0.80
    6. Donyale Brown0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Donyale

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.