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 #7863

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Name B

Donovan

Boy name · Rank #505

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Metric Dontay Donovan
Current Rank #7863 #505
Total Births (all years) 2,418 61,070
Peak Year 1990 2003
Peak Year Births 78 2,211
Peak Decade 1990ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1971 1900

Births by Decade

Decade Dontay Donovan
1900ss — 83
1910ss — 336
1920ss — 719
1930ss — 866
1940ss — 717
1950ss — 876
1960ss — 1,813
1970ss 230 3,750
1980ss 560 4,551
1990ss 663 12,241
2000ss 553 19,328
2010ss 324 12,288
2020ss 88 3,502

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dontay Donovan
2014 36 1,271
2015 29 1,303
2016 27 1,160
2017 27 1,061
2018 27 1,030
2019 17 947
2020 25 830
2021 22 727
2022 14 692
2023 17 650
2024 10 603

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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