Total births
208
Boys' name · since 1976
Dontel
208 babies named Dontel in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 208
- total births
- 1976–2008
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
208 boys have been named Dontel since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Dontel has 208 recorded births among boys since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2008.
- 208 total births
- 1976–2008 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 52% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
208 boys have been named Dontel since 1976, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2008.
- 208
- total births
- 1976–2008
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
52% of everyone ever named Dontel was born in this single decade.
1996
Single peak year
19 babies were named Dontel in 1996 - its busiest year on record.
Dontel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dontel's full recorded timeline at 1992, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dontel at a glance
Last recorded 2008Peak year
1996
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1976
Dontel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2008
- Peak year (1996)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Dontel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Dontel's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Dontel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s
1980s
47 births
- 1990s
1990s
109 births
- 2000s 31
2000s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 109 births (52% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Dontel? ▼
208 babies have been named Dontel since 1976. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1996 with 19 births.
When was Dontel most popular? ▼
Dontel was most popular in the 1990s decade with 109 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Dontel been used? ▼
Records for Dontel go back to 1976, giving 33 years of history through 2008.
What names are similar to Dontel? ▼
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.
What to do with Dontel's data
- Dontel's decade-level peak was the 1990s (109 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Dontel
Nearby Names Like Dontel
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dontel
Donald Boy
#673 1,414,824 births
Don Boy
#1776 167,632 births
Donovan Boy
#506 61,684 births
Donnie Boy
#1769 60,928 births
Donte Boy
#1964 15,695 births
Compare Dontel side by side: Dontel vs Donald Dontel vs Don Dontel vs Donovan
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1976–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Dontel: Baby Name Since 1976 - 208 Births, Peak 1996." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dontel. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dontel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.