How Many People Are Named Dontrel?
An estimated 252 people in the United States have the first name Dontrel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Dontrel peaked in popularity in 1993 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dontrel 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 Dontrel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
252
About 1 in 1,360,136 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1993
22 births
Total Registered
258
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dontrel
Dontrel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 258 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Dontrel as a male name
Ranked #11,137 in 2018
6 male births in 2018
Peak: 1993 (22 births)
Dontrel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dontrel span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 111 babies were registered. Dontrel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dontrel by Decade
How has Dontrel 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.
Dontrel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dontrel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Dontrel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dontrel?
We estimate approximately 252 people named Dontrel 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 1,360,136 Americans share this first name.
Is Dontrel a common name?
Dontrel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 258 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dontrel most popular?
Dontrel reached peak popularity in 1993, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dontrel is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dontrel a male name?
Dontrel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dontrel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dontrel Smith, Dontrel Johnson, Dontrel 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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