Boys' name · since 1979
Dantonio
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 176 babies named Dantonio, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,731 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 176
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Dantonio sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 176 recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Dantonio recorded 176 times among boys since 1979, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2020.
- #13,731 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 176 born since 1979
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dantonio ranks #13,731 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 176 born since 1979, peaking in the 1980s.
- #13,731 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 176
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Dantonio's 176 recorded births place it above 69.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Dantonio's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dantonio splits its recorded history at 1993: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dantonio popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2020
- Peak year (1979)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Dantonio by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (61 births, 35% of the file).
1980s was Dantonio's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Dantonio births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s
1980s
61 births
- 1990s
1990s
45 births
- 2000s
2000s
29 births
- 2010s 20
2010s
20 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 61 births (35% of all-time use).
Dantonio by state
Where Dantonio concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 5 | 2.8% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 5 | 2.8% |
5 of 176 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Dantonio's decade-level peak was the 1980s (61 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Dantonios (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi 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 Dantonio: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1979–2020 (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 Dantonio 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.