Dontrel — boys' name

What the Data Says About Dontrel

The Social Security Administration has registered 258 babies named Dontrel between 1980 and 2018, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dontrel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dontrel performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 111 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dontrel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dontrel 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 258 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.