Recorded 1974–2007 Boys' name Peak 1997 107 births

Dondrell — boys' name

107 babies named Dondrell in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s451990s382000s12
1980s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Dondrell was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

11 babies were named Dondrell in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dondrell

The Social Security Administration has registered 107 babies named Dondrell between 1974 and 2007, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dondrell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dondrell performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dondrell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dondrell in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 107 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dondrell at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

107

Since 1974

34 years of records

Peak year

1997

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1974

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2007

Dondrell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1974

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1997)
11
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
4681012 200719971993199019871985198119781974 7

Dondrell by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
45 births that decade — 42% of Dondrell's all-time total
1970s121980s451990s382000s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dondrell?
107 babies have been named Dondrell since 1974. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1997 with 11 births.
When was Dondrell most popular?
Dondrell was most popular in the 1980s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Dondrell been used?
Dondrell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 34 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Dondrell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Donald, Don, Donovan, Donnie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.