Boys' name · since 1987
Deantae
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 282 babies named Deantae, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,950 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,077 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 282
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
282 babies have been named Deantae since 1987, making it today's #11077 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Deantae recorded 282 times among boys since 1987, holding rank #11077 nationally today, ahead of 20% of boys, 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 1987 to 2025.
- #10,950 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,077 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 282 born since 1987
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deantae ranks #10,950 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,077 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 282 born since 1987, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,950 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,077 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 282
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Deantae's 282 recorded births place it above 75.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Deantae compares
282 44th percentile among 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
Deantae's all-time total is 24% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Deantae | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 282 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 34 | 22,252 |
Deantae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Deantae's full recorded timeline at 2003, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Deantae popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Deantae by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (119 births, 42% of the file).
1990s was Deantae's strongest decade.
119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Deantae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 1990s
1990s
119 births
- 2000s
2000s
89 births
- 2010s
2010s
48 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 119 births (42% of all-time use).
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What to do with Deantae's data
- Deantae's decade-level peak was the 1990s (119 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.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Deantae: 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 (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Deantae 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.