Cantrell is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1975 and has since faded.
Cantrell is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2021. Cantrell was first reported in SSA data in 1918 and peaked in 1979 (18 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,456 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,830 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,006 |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,875 |
| 2013 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,221 |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,581 |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,584 |
| 2009 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,405 |
| 2008 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,453 |
| 2007 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,689 |
| 2006 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,099 |
| 2005 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,269 |
| 2004 | 14 | 14 | — | #5,540 |
| 2003 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,322 |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,754 |
| 2001 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,631 |
| 2000 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,548 |
| 1999 | 7 | 7 | — | #7,978 |
| 1998 | 8 | 8 | — | #6,945 |
| 1997 | 8 | — | — | #6,697 |
| 1996 | 15 | — | — | #4,207 |
| 1995 | 11 | — | — | #5,175 |
| 1994 | 10 | — | — | #5,504 |
| 1993 | 12 | — | — | #4,740 |
| 1992 | 10 | — | — | #5,283 |
| 1991 | 14 | — | — | #4,031 |
| 1990 | 13 | — | — | #4,196 |
| 1989 | 15 | — | #12,670 | #4,863 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | #10,555 | — |
| 1987 | 9 | — | — | #4,621 |
| 1986 | 14 | — | #11,141 | #4,517 |
| 1985 | 8 | — | — | #4,758 |
| 1984 | 9 | — | — | #4,253 |
| 1983 | 14 | — | #10,482 | #4,178 |
| 1982 | 17 | — | #10,714 | #3,515 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | — | #5,596 |
| 1980 | 7 | — | — | #5,002 |
| 1979 | 18 | — | — | #2,595 |
| 1978 | 18 | — | #8,691 | #3,238 |
| 1977 | 15 | — | #7,648 | #4,220 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | — | #5,717 |
| 1975 | 18 | — | #6,572 | #3,469 |
| 1974 | 15 | — | #8,933 | #3,350 |
| 1973 | 11 | — | #7,535 | #5,199 |
| 1972 | 8 | — | — | #3,666 |
| 1969 | 14 | — | #6,030 | #3,642 |
| 1948 | 6 | — | — | #3,365 |
| 1918 | 7 | — | — | #3,411 |