Dontrell — #5094 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Dontrell

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,809 babies named Dontrell between 1970 and 2024, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dontrell currently holds the #5094 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 115 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dontrell performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 889 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Dontrell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 311 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Dontrell in 18 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dontrell 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 2,809 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.