Given name
Donyale
“one who is regal”
Donyale is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “one who is regal.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “one who is regal.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1966. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Donyale through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 433
- 79 boys · 354 girls
- Most popular year
- 1969
- 50 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2004. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 45 in 1969. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 434 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Donyale’s family of names
Donyale has a related form in Donyael. Donyale has a related form in Donyaele. Donyale has a related form in Donyail.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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