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Donnie Hall

There are approximately 74 people named Donnie Hall living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 4,631,815 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Donnie with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Hall. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.

Expected bearers

74

1 in 4,631,815

Named Donnie

47K

Alive today

Named Hall

539K

Alive today

US population

343M

Denominator

The first name Donnie

Estimated living: 47K

Rarity: Uncommon

Gender: Unisex

Peak year: 1952

Average age: 61

Top Census group: White (71.6%)

The surname Hall

Estimated bearers: 539K

Rarity: Very Common

Census rank: #33

Per 100K: 157.27

Top ancestry: White (69.8%)

First name trend

Donnie: popularity over time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Donnie. The peak year was 1952 with 1,913 births. The average person named Donnie today is 61 years old.

Babies born per year

MaleFemale
04789571K2K18801900192019401960198020002020

Demographics

Ancestry and ethnicity for Donnie

Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Donnie, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 71.6%.

The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Donnie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Donnie at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.

  • White71.6% · 28,332
  • Black or African American20.1% · 7,935
  • Two or more races3.2% · 1,271
  • Hispanic or Latino2.7% · 1,063
  • American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 477
  • Asian and Pacific Islander1.2% · 469

Ethnicity

Ancestry of the Hall surname

Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Hall, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 69.8%.

The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Hall described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Hall at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.

  • White69.8% · 328,244
  • Black or African American21.1% · 99,254
  • Two or more races4.5% · 21,232
  • Hispanic or Latino3.2% · 15,141
  • Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 3,378
  • American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 2,831

Methodology

How we calculated this

The first name Donnie has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0137% of the US population, based on 47,110 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).

Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Donnie right now.

The surname Hall appears at a rate of 157.27 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.1573%.

Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 74 people with the full name Donnie Hall. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.

Read the full methodology.

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FAQ

Donnie Hall: questions and answers

How many people are named Donnie Hall?

We estimate approximately 74 people in the United States share the full name Donnie Hall. That works out to about 1 in 4,631,815 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0137%) with the surname frequency (157.27 per 100K) against the current US population.

How rare is the name Donnie Hall?

We classify Donnie Hall as "Very Rare". About 1 in 4,631,815 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.

Is Donnie a male or female name?

Donnie is predominantly unisex. Out of 67,971 total SSA registrations, 89.5% were male and 10.5% were female. See the full Donnie profile for detailed gender data.

Where does this data come from?

First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.

How many people have the full name Donnie Hall?

Want to know how many people are called Donnie Hall? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.

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