Given name
Dontell
“an enduring woman; everlasting”·“an enduring man; everlasting”
Dontell is a variant of Dante. Interpretations include “an enduring woman; everlasting” (Latin) and “an enduring man; everlasting” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dontell is a variant of Dante. Interpretations include “an enduring woman; everlasting” (Latin) and “an enduring man; everlasting” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dontell is a variant of Dante. An origin associated with Dante is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dontell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 193
- 193 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 14 in 1991. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 191 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dontell’s family of names
Dontell has a related form in Dante.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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