Dontel vs Don

Side-by-side comparison of Dontel and Don - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Dontel

Boy name

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Name B

Don

Boy name · Rank #1776

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Metric Dontel Don
Current Rank Unranked #1776
Total Births (all years) 208 167,632
Peak Year 1996 1946
Peak Year Births 19 4,110
Peak Decade 1990s 1940s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1976 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Dontel Don
1880s - 454
1890s - 620
1900s - 817
1910s - 5,683
1920s - 16,941
1930s - 35,980
1940s - 36,255
1950s - 29,452
1960s - 22,123
1970s 21 8,496
1980s 47 4,989
1990s 109 2,638
2000s 31 1,530
2010s - 1,072
2020s - 582

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dontel Don
2014 - 112
2015 - 117
2016 - 105
2017 - 90
2018 - 115
2019 - 88
2020 - 90
2021 - 102
2022 - 115
2023 - 94
2024 - 92
2025 - 89

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1976–2008.

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