Boys' name · since 1983
Dantavious
160 babies named Dantavious in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,316 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 160
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dantavious is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 160 have been recorded since 1983.
Social Security Administration records show Dantavious recorded 160 times among boys since 1983, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2014.
- #14,316 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 160 born since 1983
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dantavious ranks #14,316 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 160 born since 1983, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,316 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 160
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dantavious's 160 recorded births place it above 68.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Dantavious's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dantavious's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dantavious popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2014
- Peak year (1996)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Dantavious by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (66 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Dantavious's strongest decade.
66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Dantavious births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s
1990s
66 births
- 2000s
2000s
56 births
- 2010s 22
2010s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 66 births (41% of all-time use).
Dantavious by state
Where Dantavious concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 3.1% |
5 of 160 births nationwide.
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- Dantavious's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (66 total births) through the 2010s (22) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Dantaviouss (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dantavious: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~31 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1983–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dantavious draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.