Boys' name · since 1994
Deantay
18 babies named Deantay in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #29,637 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 18
- born since 1994
- 1990s
- peak decade
18 boys have been named Deantay since 1994, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deantay has been recorded 18 times among boys since 1994, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 1999.
- #29,637 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 18 born since 1994
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deantay ranks #29,637 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1994, peaking in the 1990s.
- #29,637 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 18
- born since 1994
- 1990s
- peak decade
Deantay's 18 recorded births place it above 34.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Deantay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Deantay's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Deantay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1999
- Peak year (1995)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Deantay by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (18 births, 100% of the file).
1990s was Deantay's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Deantay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 18 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Deantay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~5 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, 1994–1999 (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 Deantay 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.