boy's name
Dontell
- Gender Boy
- Letters 7
- Births on record 193
Dontell is a boy's name. In 2022 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1991, when 14 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1976.
Dontell over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 27 |
| 1980s | 35 |
| 1990s | 90 |
| 2000s | 36 |
| 2020s (to 2022) | 5 |
How popular is Dontell?
In 2022, Dontell was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Dontell
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Dontell over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Dontell
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Dontell — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Dontell
How popular is the name Dontell?
In 2022, Dontell was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Dontell a girl's or a boy's name?
Dontell is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Dontell most popular?
Dontell peaked in 1991, when 14 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.