Dontay vs Donovan

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

Name A

Dontay

Boy name · Rank #7897

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Name B

Donovan

Boy name · Rank #506

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Metric Dontay Donovan
Current Rank #7897 #506
Total Births (all years) 2,431 61,684
Peak Year 1990 2003
Peak Year Births 78 2,211
Peak Decade 1990s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1971 1900

Births by Decade

Decade Dontay Donovan
1900s - 83
1910s - 335
1920s - 719
1930s - 866
1940s - 717
1950s - 876
1960s - 1,813
1970s 230 3,750
1980s 560 4,553
1990s 663 12,239
2000s 553 19,329
2010s 324 12,289
2020s 101 4,115

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dontay Donovan
2014 36 1,271
2015 29 1,304
2016 27 1,160
2017 27 1,061
2018 27 1,030
2019 17 947
2020 25 830
2021 22 727
2022 15 693
2023 17 652
2024 10 604
2025 12 609

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, 1971–2025.

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