Dontrell
Dontrell was the 6210th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1990, when it ranked 1010th; the most babies were born in 1993 (115). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,961 places. More babies were named Dontrell in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,210 boys, down 2,615 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 14boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1993115 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,840babies recorded
Dontrell popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 16 since 1977.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,210 | 14 |
| 2020 | #3,595 | 30 |
| 2010 | #1,961 | 71 |
| 2000 | #1,716 | 66 |
| 1990 | #1,010 | 110 |
| 1980 | #1,871 | 30 |
| 1970 | #4,380 | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Dontrell, counting every spelling?
Dontrell is the most common spelling of a name family that had 19 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 19 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dontrell | 14 | #6,210 | 122 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Dontrell?
14 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dontrell (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Dontrell born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 596 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dontrell.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dontrell?
About 2,700 people born in the US named Dontrell are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 18 and 35. That makes Dontrell mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Dontrell by state
How common Dontrell was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Dontrell: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dontrell, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Dontrell
How popular is the name Dontrell?
Dontrell was the 6210th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1990, when it ranked 1010th; the most babies were born in 1993 (115). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,961 places. More babies were named Dontrell in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Dontrell a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Dontrell in the US.
Where is Dontrell most popular?
In 2021–2025, Dontrell was most common in Illinois (0.02 per 1,000 boys).