Boys' name · since 1980
Dontrail
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 141 babies named Dontrail, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,167 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 141
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dontrail is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 141 have been recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Dontrail recorded 141 times among boys since 1980, 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 1980 to 2009.
- #15,167 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 141 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dontrail ranks #15,167 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 141 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #15,167 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 141
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dontrail's 141 recorded births place it above 66.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dontrail's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dontrail's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dontrail popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2009
- Peak year (1993)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Dontrail by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (59 births, 42% of the file).
1990s was Dontrail's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Dontrail births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
44 births
- 1990s
1990s
59 births
- 2000s
2000s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 59 births (42% of all-time use).
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- Dontrail's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (59 total births) through the 2000s (38) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dontrail: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1980–2009 (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 Dontrail 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.