Dontel comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning "Strong-willed" or "Determined"..
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How popular is Dontel?
1996peak year
The name Dontel reached its peak in 1996, with 19 registrations (ranked #3579). It had only entered records 20 years earlier, in 1976. Since then, the name has largely fallen out of use. Across all years on record, approximately 208 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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