Boys' name · since 1976
Dontell
Dontell has 193 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,182 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 193
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
193 boys have been named Dontell since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Dontell recorded 193 times among boys since 1976, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2022.
- #13,182 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 193 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dontell ranks #13,182 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 193 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,182 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 193
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dontell's 193 recorded births place it above 70.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dontell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dontell's full recorded timeline at 1993, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% 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 1991 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dontell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2022
- Peak year (1991)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Dontell by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (90 births, 47% of the file).
1990s was Dontell's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Dontell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s 35
1980s
35 births
- 1990s
1990s
90 births
- 2000s
2000s
36 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 90 births (47% of all-time use).
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What to do with Dontell's data
- Dontell's decade-level peak was the 1990s (90 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dontell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~46 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1976–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Dontell 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 August 2026.