Dontrell Boy
How popular is Dontrell?
#6,140 boy name in 2025
14 baby boys were named Dontrell in the US in 2025, making it the 6140th most popular boy name.
Dontrell popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #6,140 for boys (▼ 1077 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 14 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-60% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,230 in 2015, #3,568 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1993 (115 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,004 in 1990 |
| First recorded | 1970 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Dontrell counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Dontrell family of names ranked #3,761 for boys in 2025 (#3,765 the year before), with 19 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dontrell | 14 | 74% |
| Dontrel | 5 | 26% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Dontrell is most popular
Babies named Dontrell per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Illinois: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Dontrell by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 123 | #1,913 |
| 1980s | 405 | #1,322 |
| 1990s | 889 | #1,004 |
| 2000s | 805 | #1,323 |
| 2010s | 450 | #1,956 |
| 2020s | 152 | #3,568 |
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Questions
- Is Dontrell a boy or girl name?
- Dontrell is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Dontrell were boys.
- How popular is the name Dontrell?
- 14 baby boys were named Dontrell in the US in 2025, making it the 6140th most popular boy name.
- When was Dontrell most popular?
- Dontrell peaked in 1993, when 115 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,004 in 1990.
- How many people are named Dontrell?
- 2,840 babies have been named Dontrell in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,765 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 26.
- Where is Dontrell most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Dontrell was most common in Illinois, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.