Dowell — boys' name

What the Data Says About Dowell

The Social Security Administration has registered 211 babies named Dowell between 1915 and 1969, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dowell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1969. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dowell performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Dowell shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dowell 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 211 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.