Irish origin
Source-reportedBorrowed from Irish Domhnall. Doublet of Donald.
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- Wiktionary: DomhnallCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Greek Wiktionary: DomhnallCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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/ˈdoʊnəl/ · English
01 / Meaning & origin
Domhnall is a masculine given name documented in English. English Wiktionary traces it to Irish Domhnall.
Borrowed from Irish Domhnall. Doublet of Donald.
02 / Across borders
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03 / By the numbers
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1964–2025 Spelling: Domhnall
Recorded category boys
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Source: Central Statistics Office · Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Births | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1965 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1966 | 3 | 256 | observed |
| 1967 | 4 | 245 | observed |
| 1968 | 4 | 243 | observed |
| 1969 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1970 | 4 | 278 | observed |
| 1971 | 4 | 280 | observed |
| 1972 | 6 | 238 | observed |
| 1973 | 4 | 290 | observed |
| 1974 | 3 | 321 | observed |
| 1975 | 3 | 321 | observed |
| 1976 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1977 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1978 | 4 | 283 | observed |
| 1979 | 5 | 269 | observed |
| 1980 | 4 | 288 | observed |
| 1981 | 13 | 186 | observed |
| 1982 | 11 | 196 | observed |
| 1983 | 8 | 214 | observed |
| 1984 | 6 | 234 | observed |
| 1985 | 11 | 185 | observed |
| 1986 | 7 | 230 | observed |
| 1987 | 5 | 249 | observed |
| 1988 | 3 | 319 | observed |
| 1989 | 5 | 253 | observed |
| 1990 | 7 | 229 | observed |
| 1991 | 5 | 263 | observed |
| 1992 | 5 | 267 | observed |
| 1993 | 4 | 302 | observed |
| 1994 | 8 | 225 | observed |
| 1995 | 4 | 301 | observed |
| 1996 | 8 | 251 | observed |
| 1997 | 5 | 303 | observed |
| 1998 | 3 | 369 | observed |
| 1999 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2000 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2001 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2002 | 4 | 393 | observed |
| 2003 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2004 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2005 | 6 | 370 | observed |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | 5 | 473 | observed |
| 2008 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2009 | 5 | 532 | observed |
| 2010 | 6 | 491 | observed |
| 2011 | 5 | 540 | observed |
| 2012 | 5 | 548 | observed |
| 2013 | 6 | 479 | observed |
| 2014 | 7 | 468 | observed |
| 2015 | 6 | 503 | observed |
| 2016 | 5 | 541 | observed |
| 2017 | 9 | 394 | observed |
| 2018 | 12 | 329 | observed |
| 2019 | 9 | 402 | observed |
| 2020 | 4 | 637 | observed |
| 2021 | 6 | 498 | observed |
| 2022 | 3 | 779 | observed |
| 2023 | 8 | 436 | observed |
| 2024 | 8 | 430 | observed |
| 2025 | 5 | 577 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Domhnall” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
DOMHNALL— “great chief”
Dougall and Dugald have been from time immemorial Highland names, and, together with Donald, serve as the national nickname of the Gael among the Lowlanders. Dowal is used in Ireland. Donald is the Anglicism of Donghal, brown stranger, an early Scottish and Irish name, and likewise of Domhnall, which is probably really the same, though the Irish glossographers translated it a proud chieftain, and now have turned it into Donat and Daniel, or Dan.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part V, Chapter III (Gaelic Names), Section IX (Names of Complexion) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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