Dowell

DOW-ehl /ˈdaʊɛl/
boy 2 syllables fading

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 was first reported in SSA data in 1915 and peaked in 1919 (10 births).

About the name Dowell

PronunciationDOW-ehl /ˈdaʊɛl/
10peak births 1919
1915first in SSA data

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How popular is Dowell?

Boys named Dowell
1915192019301940195019601969
Boys named Dowell per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1915–1969 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1969) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Dowell total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19699—#3,127
19646—#3,729
19637—#3,410
19628—#3,118
19605—#4,181
19596—#3,714
19576—#3,668
19565—#4,095
19516—#3,447
19475—#3,877
19466—#3,265
19446—#3,200
19428—#2,766
19416—#3,234
19399—#2,502
19387—#2,947
19356—#3,355
19325—#3,912
19319—#2,707
19306—#3,690
19296—#3,664
19286—#3,824
19278—#3,234
19256—#3,855
19248—#3,332
19237—#3,563
19229—#3,080
191910—#2,724
19187—#3,462
19168—#2,987
19155—#3,980
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