Cantrell comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning "Small bridge" or "stone bridge.".
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How popular is Cantrell?
1979peak year
Cantrell has an uneven popularity history in U.S. records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #10788), with about 6 babies named Cantrell each year. In 1979, 18 babies received the name (ranked #2594). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 487.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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