Dontay vs Don

Side-by-side comparison of Dontay and Don — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Dontay

Boy name · Rank #7863

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Name B

Don

Boy name · Rank #1786

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Metric Dontay Don
Current Rank #7863 #1786
Total Births (all years) 2,418 167,538
Peak Year 1990 1946
Peak Year Births 78 4,111
Peak Decade 1990ss 1940ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1971 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Dontay Don
1880ss — 454
1890ss — 620
1900ss — 817
1910ss — 5,683
1920ss — 16,941
1930ss — 35,980
1940ss — 36,253
1950ss — 29,451
1960ss — 22,123
1970ss 230 8,496
1980ss 560 4,992
1990ss 663 2,637
2000ss 553 1,530
2010ss 324 1,071
2020ss 88 490

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dontay Don
2014 36 112
2015 29 117
2016 27 105
2017 27 90
2018 27 115
2019 17 88
2020 25 89
2021 22 102
2022 14 115
2023 17 93
2024 10 91

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1971–2024.

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