How Many People Are Named Cantrell?
An estimated 459 people in the United States have the first name Cantrell. It is used for both genders, with 86.7% male. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Cantrell peaked in popularity in 1975 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cantrell as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Cantrell paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
459
About 1 in 746,741 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
86.7% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1975
18 births
Total Registered
487
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cantrell
Cantrell is predominantly male (86.7%), though 65 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Cantrell as a male name
Ranked #12,449 in 2021
5 male births in 2021
Peak: 1979 (18 births)
Cantrell as a female name
Ranked #12,668 in 1989
5 female births in 1989
Peak: 1975 (8 births)
Cantrell: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cantrell span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 108 babies were registered. Cantrell has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cantrell by Decade
How has Cantrell tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Cantrell + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cantrell as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cantrell
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cantrell: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cantrell?
We estimate approximately 459 people named Cantrell are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 746,741 Americans share this first name.
Is Cantrell a common name?
Cantrell is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 487 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cantrell most popular?
Cantrell reached peak popularity in 1975, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cantrell is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cantrell a male name?
Cantrell is predominantly male. 86.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cantrell Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cantrell Smith, Cantrell Johnson, Cantrell Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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