Dowell is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.
Dowell is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1969. Dowell first appears in 1915 and peaked in 1919 (10 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 9 | — | #3,127 |
| 1964 | 6 | — | #3,729 |
| 1963 | 7 | — | #3,410 |
| 1962 | 8 | — | #3,118 |
| 1960 | 5 | — | #4,181 |
| 1959 | 6 | — | #3,714 |
| 1957 | 6 | — | #3,668 |
| 1956 | 5 | — | #4,095 |
| 1951 | 6 | — | #3,447 |
| 1947 | 5 | — | #3,877 |
| 1946 | 6 | — | #3,265 |
| 1944 | 6 | — | #3,200 |
| 1942 | 8 | — | #2,766 |
| 1941 | 6 | — | #3,234 |
| 1939 | 9 | — | #2,502 |
| 1938 | 7 | — | #2,947 |
| 1935 | 6 | — | #3,355 |
| 1932 | 5 | — | #3,912 |
| 1931 | 9 | — | #2,707 |
| 1930 | 6 | — | #3,690 |
| 1929 | 6 | — | #3,664 |
| 1928 | 6 | — | #3,824 |
| 1927 | 8 | — | #3,234 |
| 1925 | 6 | — | #3,855 |
| 1924 | 8 | — | #3,332 |
| 1923 | 7 | — | #3,563 |
| 1922 | 9 | — | #3,080 |
| 1919 | 10 | — | #2,724 |
| 1918 | 7 | — | #3,462 |
| 1916 | 8 | — | #2,987 |
| 1915 | 5 | — | #3,980 |