Boys' name · since 1979
Rontrell
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 186 babies named Rontrell, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,414 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 186
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rontrell is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 186 have been recorded since 1979.
Rontrell has 186 recorded births among boys since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1979 to 2018.
- #13,414 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 186 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rontrell ranks #13,414 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 186 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,414 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 186
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rontrell's 186 recorded births place it above 70.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Rontrell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rontrell's full recorded timeline at 1998, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rontrell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2018
- Peak year (1990)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Rontrell by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (81 births, 44% of the file).
1990s was Rontrell's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Rontrell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s
1990s
81 births
- 2000s
2000s
53 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 81 births (44% of all-time use).
Rontrell by state
Where Rontrell concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 11 | 5.9% |
11 of 186 births nationwide.
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What to do with Rontrell's data
- Rontrell's decade-level peak was the 1990s (81 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Rontrells (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Rontrell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1979–2018 (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 Rontrell 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.