Dornell — boys' name

What the Data Says About Dornell

The Social Security Administration has registered 298 babies named Dornell between 1947 and 2005, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dornell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dornell performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Dornell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dornell 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 298 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.