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Donell

Donell is a unisex given name: about 89% of people named Donell are men and 11% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleHigh
Male 89%Female 11%
Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
89% male / 11% female
Confidence
High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
4,729 male / 591 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Donell

To address Donell when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Donell," in English, "Guten Tag Donell," in German. About 89% of people named Donell are men and 11% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Donell,

German

Guten Tag Donell,

French

Bonjour Donell,

Spanish

Estimado/a Donell:

Chinese

Donell您好：

Japanese

Donell様

English

Hi Donell,

German

Hi Donell,

French

Salut Donell,

Spanish

Hola Donell,

Chinese

Donell你好：

Japanese

Donellさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Donell by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statescommonman's name89%

United States birth data

4,729 male · 591 female · 5,320 births recorded

Male 89%Female 11%

Since 1980: 96% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Donell a male or female name?

Donell is a unisex given name: about 89% of people named Donell are men and 11% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Donell in an email?

To address Donell when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Donell," in English, "Guten Tag Donell," in German. About 89% of people named Donell are men and 11% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Donell a unisex name?

Donell is not a unisex name: 89% of people named Donell are men. Donell leans strongly male overall.

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Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Donell a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/donell (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_donell,
  title  = {Is Donell a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/donell},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}