Boys' name · since 1970
Dontrell
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 2,824 babies named Dontrell, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,649 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,217 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,824
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dontrell currently ranks #6217 among boys' names in America, with 2,824 babies recorded since 1970.
Dontrell has 2,824 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6217 as of the latest data, more common than 55% of boys, 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 1970 to 2025.
- #2,649 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,217 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,824 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dontrell ranks #2,649 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,217 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,824 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,649 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,217 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,824
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dontrell's 2,824 recorded births place it above 94.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Dontrell compares
2,824 Top 18% higher than 82% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dontrell's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dontrell | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,824 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 115 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dontrell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dontrell splits its recorded history at 1998: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 115 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dontrell popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 115
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Dontrell popularity over time - girls
16 total births recorded since 1977 (Dontrell as girls' name)
Dontrell by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (889 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Dontrell's strongest decade.
889 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Dontrell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 123
1970s
123 births
- 1980s
1980s
405 births
- 1990s
1990s
889 births
- 2000s
2000s
805 births
- 2010s
2010s
450 births
- 2020s 152
2020s
152 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 889 births (31% of all-time use).
How Dontrell compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dontrell's total volume
Dontrell by state
Where Dontrell concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 311 | 11.0% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 251 | 8.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 149 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 122 | 4.3% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 71 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 55 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 42 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 38 | 1.3% |
311 of 2,824 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Dontrell appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dontrell's data
- Dontrell's decade-level peak was the 1990s (889 total births); usage has since declined to 152 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Dontrells (311 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dontrell: 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 (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Dontrell 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.