Boys' name · since 1988
Davontae
1,554 babies named Davontae in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,855 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,486 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,554
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Davontae currently ranks #5486 among boys' names in America, with 1,554 babies recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Davontae has been recorded 1,554 times among boys since 1988, currently ranked #5486 nationally and more common than 61% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #3,855 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,486 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,554 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Davontae ranks #3,855 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,486 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,554 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,855 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,486 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,554
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Davontae's 1,554 recorded births place it above 91.52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Michigan.
How Davontae compares
1,554 Top 25% higher than 75% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Davontae's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Davontae | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,554 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 90 | 34 | 22,252 |
Davontae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Davontae's full recorded timeline at 2007, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 90 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Davontae popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 90
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Davontae by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (564 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Davontae's strongest decade.
564 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Davontae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
557 births
- 2000s
2000s
564 births
- 2010s
2010s
304 births
- 2020s 119
2020s
119 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 564 births (36% of all-time use).
How Davontae compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Davontae's total volume
Davontae by state
Where Davontae concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 95 | 6.1% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 63 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 58 | 3.7% |
| #4 | California | | 42 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Florida | | 36 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Texas | | 26 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 22 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Maryland | | 16 | 1.0% |
95 of 1,554 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Davontae appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Davontae's data
- Davontae's decade-level peak was the 2000s (564 total births); usage has since declined to 119 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Davontaes (95 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Davontae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Davontae 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.