How Many People Are Named Dontel?
An estimated 201 people in the United States have the first name Dontel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Dontel peaked in popularity in 1996 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dontel 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 Dontel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
201
About 1 in 1,705,245 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1996
19 births
Total Registered
208
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dontel
Dontel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 208 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Dontel as a male name
Ranked #13,051 in 2008
5 male births in 2008
Peak: 1996 (19 births)
Dontel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dontel span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 109 babies were registered. Dontel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dontel by Decade
How has Dontel 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.
Dontel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dontel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Dontel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dontel?
We estimate approximately 201 people named Dontel 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 1,705,245 Americans share this first name.
Is Dontel a common name?
Dontel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 208 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dontel most popular?
Dontel reached peak popularity in 1996, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dontel is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dontel a male name?
Dontel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dontel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dontel Smith, Dontel Johnson, Dontel 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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