Boys' name · since 1947

Dornell

Dornell has 298 recorded births since 1947 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1960 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#10,622 of 45,481
all-time among boys
298
born since 1947
1950s
peak decade

Dornell sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 298 recorded since 1947.

Dornell has 298 recorded births among boys since 1947, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2005.

  • #10,622 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 298 born since 1947
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dornell ranks #10,622 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 298 born since 1947, peaking in the 1950s.

#10,622 of 45,481
all-time among boys
298
born since 1947
1950s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Dornell's 298 recorded births place it above 76.6% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Dornell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Dornell's full recorded timeline at 1976, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1947, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1960 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Dornell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2005

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1960)
14
Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
46810121416 19471957196319711979198519942005 5

Dornell by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (67 births, 22% of the file).

1950s was Dornell's strongest decade.

67 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.

Dornell births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 67 births (22% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dornell? ▼
298 babies have been named Dornell since 1947. All-time, it sits at #10,622 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1960 with 14 births.
Where does Dornell sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dornell ranks #10,622 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Dornell most popular? ▼
Dornell was most popular in the 1950s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Dornell been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Dornell since 1947 -- 59 years through the most recent 2005 data.
What names are similar to Dornell? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dorian, Dorsey, Dorothy, Doris, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Dornell's data

  • Dornell's decade-level peak was the 1950s (67 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Dornell

Nearby Names Like Dornell

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dornell

Dorian Boy
#539 24,187 births
Dorsey Boy
5,411 births
Dorothy Boy
3,677 births
Doris Boy
3,241 births
Doran Boy
#7721 2,656 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Dornell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1947–2005 (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 Dornell 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.