Donall

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Donall: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Donall: Recorded since 1965, with a gap of 21 years, it reached #215 in 1989, and it was last ranked in 2019.

2registrars recorded it
23times a registrar ranked it
55years from first to last
#215highest recorded position
7groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Donall's record

Absent from every published list for 21 years inside its own recorded period, then ranked again. Names by longest absence

Region

Trend unknown

among boys in Northern Ireland · 2019

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Northern Ireland · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
2019	#418

VerifiedSource: NISRA — Northern Ireland Baby Names.Confidence: high.

See all Northern Ireland names · Source: NISRA — Northern Ireland Baby Names

What the data shows

Trend unknownNorthern Ireland · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 22 of the 33 years from 1965 to 1997.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1965–2019 · NISRA. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1965
First recorded at #250 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1965–1997
Highest recorded position: #215 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1989 (recorded 1965–1997).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent1997
Most recently recorded at #382 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1997.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Donall by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Donall in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	6	2 of 10	3
1970sbusiest	28	6 of 10	5
1980s	32	8 of 10	4
1990s	22	6 of 10	4

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 1970s were its busiest decade — the 6 years of it this list covers, averaging 5 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Donall appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1965 to 2019. Highest recorded position: #215 in Republic of Ireland in 1989.

Donall's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2019	Northern Ireland	male	#418	3	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	male	#382	3	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	male	#301	4	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	male	#302	4	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	male	#298	4	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	male	#288	4	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	male	#323	3	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	male	#215	7	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	male	#319	3	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	male	#272	4	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	male	#256	5	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	male	#274	4	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	male	#330	3	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	male	#322	3	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	male	#321	3	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	male	#324	3	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	male	#234	7	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	male	#288	4	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	male	#268	5	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	male	#238	6	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	male	#304	3	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	male	#265	3	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	male	#250	3	High	Verified

Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 2 registrars between 1965 and 2019, ranked in 23 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #215, first reached in 1989.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 7 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1977.

Its record falls into 10 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 21 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 2019, and 54 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

5decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 5 decades →
8 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
10separate stretches the record falls into10 or more separate stretches →
21 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period20 or more years missing →
#418position in 2019, its most recent recorded year
54 yearsyears between the first and last registrar to record itAcross 41 years or more →
7births registered in its largest year, 1977Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 2 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Abina · #214, 20y
Canice · #216, 20y
Seosamh · #214, 28y
Caidan · #217, 18y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Nula · #215, 17y
Abina · #214, 20y
Canice · #216, 20y
Flannan · #214, 12y

Donall was ranked #215 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 1989. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Donall and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Donall without appearing here.

Donall moved ahead of

Florence Compare
In 1988 they stood at #274 and #274 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1989 that had become #215 and #307.
Erik Compare
In 1991 they stood at #319 and #235 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1992 that had become #298 and #337.
Ronald Compare
In 1990 they stood at #323 and #286 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1991 that had become #288 and #324.
Jon Compare
In 1994 they stood at #288 and #288 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1995 that had become #301 and #334.

Moved ahead of Donall

Graeme Compare
In 1978 they stood at #234 and #293 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1979 that had become #324 and #187.
Cameron Compare
In 1994 they stood at #302 and #339 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1995 that had become #301 and #191.
Callum Compare
In 1994 they stood at #302 and #339 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1995 that had become #301 and #206.
Jesse Compare
In 1989 they stood at #215 and #278 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1990 that had become #323 and #245.

Moved the opposite way to Donall

Aaron Compare
Between 1965 and 1997 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Donall went from #250 to #382 while Aaron went from #222 to #9.
Adam Compare
Between 1965 and 1997 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Donall went from #250 to #382 while Adam went from #157 to #12.
Benjamin Compare
Between 1965 and 1997 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Donall went from #250 to #382 while Benjamin went from #148 to #84.
Ciaran Compare
Between 1965 and 1997 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Donall went from #250 to #382 while Ciaran went from #51 to #25.

Moved the same way as Donall

Adrian Compare
Between 1965 and 1997 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Donall went from #250 to #382 and Adrian from #62 to #106.
Alan Compare
Between 1965 and 1997 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Donall went from #250 to #382 and Alan from #27 to #42.
Anthony Compare
Between 1965 and 1997 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Donall went from #250 to #382 and Anthony from #12 to #50.
Arthur Compare
Between 1965 and 1997 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Donall went from #250 to #382 and Arthur from #91 to #224.

What's not yet available

Meaning
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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1965 to 2019. Highest recorded position: #215 in Republic of Ireland in 1989. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.

Donall

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Donall by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

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Donall at a glance

What stands out in Donall's record

Donall by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

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What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

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Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Donall

Donall and the names beside it

Donall moved ahead of

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