Total births
263
Boys' name · since 1980
Dontrel
Dontrel has 263 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 263
- total births
- 1980–2025
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 42%
- born in that decade
263 boys have been named Dontrel since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dontrel has been recorded 263 times among boys since 1980, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- 263 total births
- 1980–2025 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 42% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
263 boys have been named Dontrel since 1980, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2025.
- 263
- total births
- 1980–2025
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 42%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
42% of everyone ever named Dontrel was born in this single decade.
1993
Single peak year
22 babies were named Dontrel in 1993 - its busiest year on record.
Dontrel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dontrel's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dontrel at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
1993
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1980
Dontrel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Dontrel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Dontrel's strongest decade.
111 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Dontrel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
53 births
- 1990s
1990s
111 births
- 2000s
2000s
78 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 111 births (42% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Dontrel? ▼
Dontrel has been given to 263 babies in the U.S. since 1980, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 22 babies were born in 1993, its single highest year.
When was Dontrel most popular? ▼
Dontrel was most popular in the 1990s decade with 111 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Dontrel been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Dontrel since 1980 -- 46 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Dontrel? ▼
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 Dontrel's data
- Dontrel's decade-level peak was the 1990s (111 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.
- 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 Dontrel
Nearby Names Like Dontrel
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dontrel
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 Dontrel side by side: Dontrel vs Donald Dontrel vs Don Dontrel vs Donovan
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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, 1980–2025 (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. "Dontrel: Baby Name Since 1980 - 263 Births, Peak 1993." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dontrel. 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 Dontrel 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.