Dontell
#11,914 most common boys' name of all time · #30,513 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1976–2022
Rank among boys
#11,914
Rank overall
#30,513 of 105,966
First appeared
1976
Years on the list
24 of 146
All-time
193
Since 2016
5
Peak year
1991 #4,163
Best rank
#4,163 1991
Girls
Boys
peak 14/yr
Dontell first appears in 1976. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,778 |
| 2008 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,304 |
| 2003 | — | 7 | 7 | #8,955 |
| 2002 | — | 7 | 7 | #8,807 |
| 2001 | — | 5 | 5 | #11,117 |
| 2000 | — | 9 | 9 | #7,070 |
| 1998 | — | 10 | 10 | #6,056 |
| 1997 | — | 9 | 9 | #6,350 |
| 1996 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,571 |
| 1995 | — | 11 | 11 | #5,341 |
| 1994 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,354 |
| 1993 | — | 13 | 13 | #4,596 |
| 1992 | — | 12 | 12 | #4,764 |
| 1991 | — | 14 | 14 | #4,163 |
| 1990 | — | 11 | 11 | #4,884 |
| 1989 | — | 11 | 11 | #4,734 |
| 1988 | — | 9 | 9 | #5,085 |
| 1987 | — | 5 | 5 | #7,620 |
| 1982 | — | 5 | 5 | #7,018 |
| 1980 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,991 |
| 1979 | — | 9 | 9 | #4,366 |
| 1978 | — | 7 | 7 | #5,005 |
| 1977 | — | 6 | 6 | #5,720 |
| 1976 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,328 |