Cantrell has been given to about 487 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1975, which makes it a boomer-era name.
Its best year was 1975, when 18 babies were given the name, ranking 3469th. The typical living American called Cantrell is about 35 years old today.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.