Given name
Dontrell
“an enduring woman; everlasting”·“an enduring man; everlasting”
Dontrell 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
Dontrell 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
Dontrell 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 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dontrell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,840
- 2,824 boys · 16 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 115 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #6,210 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −27%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,210 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 27.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 115 in 1993. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,961 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.
Dontrell’s family of names
Dontrell has a related form in Dante.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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