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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.

Trend unknown

among boys in Northern Ireland · 2019

Northern Ireland · Boys rank from 2019 to 2019, ranging from #418 to #418.2019#418#418
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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Northern Ireland · Boys rank by year
YearRank
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

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1965–1997

    Highest recorded position: #215 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1989 (recorded 1965–1997).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent1997

    Most recently recorded at #382 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1997.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

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.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2019Northern Irelandmale#4183HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandmale#3823HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandmale#3014HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandmale#3024HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandmale#2984HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandmale#2884HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandmale#3233HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandmale#2157HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandmale#3193HighVerified
1987Republic of Irelandmale#2724HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandmale#2565HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandmale#2744HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandmale#3303HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandmale#3223HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandmale#3213HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandmale#3243HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandmale#2347HighVerified
1974Republic of Irelandmale#2884HighVerified
1973Republic of Irelandmale#2685HighVerified
1972Republic of Irelandmale#2386HighVerified
1971Republic of Irelandmale#3043HighVerified
1967Republic of Irelandmale#2653HighVerified
1965Republic of Irelandmale#2503HighVerified

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

Where Donall is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Donall, between 1965 and 2019, in 23 of those 55 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1965Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1967Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1971Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1972Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1973Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1974Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1977Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1979Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1980Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1981Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1983Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1984Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1986Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1987Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1988Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1989Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1990Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1991Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1992Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1993Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1995Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1997Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1989Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2019Northern Ireland: highest position in 201919652019
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1965–199722#215 in 1989
Northern Ireland20191#418 in 2019

Its high point came 30 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1989) than in Northern Ireland (2019).

No registrar recorded it for 21 years after 1997; it appears again in 2019.

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What is known about Donall

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1965–2019.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not 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.