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Dontrell

99% boys · 14 born in 2025

Dontrell has been given to about 2,840 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1993, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 2,666
Median age today26 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Dontrell per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1993 · 115
  • Born in 202514
  • All time2,840

How popular is Dontrell?

Its best year was 1993, when 115 babies were given the name, ranking 1029th. The typical living American called Dontrell is about 26 years old today.

Names that sound like Dontrell

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Montrell0.90
  2. Donnell0.79
  3. Donell0.79
  4. Kentrell0.72
  5. Donte0.67
  6. Darrell0.61
  7. Dontae0.62
  8. Derrell0.61

Middle names for Dontrell

Ranked by flow score
  1. Dontrell Paul0.77
  2. Dontrell John0.77
  3. Dontrell Blake0.76
  4. Dontrell Wade0.76
  5. Dontrell Ross0.76
  6. Dontrell Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Dontrell

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Alvarobrother · 0.86
  2. Paulinasister · 0.85
  3. Nathanaelbrother · 0.85
  4. Aracelisister · 0.85
  5. Ilianasister · 0.85
  6. Zachariahbrother · 0.84

Where Dontrell is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Dontrell Anderson0.77
    2. Dontrell White0.72
    3. Dontrell Nguyen0.72
    4. Dontrell Moore0.72
    5. Dontrell Brown0.72
    6. Dontrell Young0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Dontrell

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    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.