Total births
18
Recorded 1994–1999 Boys' name Peak 1995 18 births
Deantay — boys' name
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.
The verdict
18 boys have been named Deantay since 1994, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1999.
- 18
- total births
- 1994–1999
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Deantay was born in this single decade.
1995
Single peak year
8 babies were named Deantay in 1995 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Deantay
The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Deantay between 1994 and 1999, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Deantay currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 8 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Deantay performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Deantay in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 18 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Deantay at a glance
Last recorded 1999Peak year
1995
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1994
Deantay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1994
- Peak year (1995)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
Deantay by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 18 births that decade — 100% of Deantay's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Deantay? ▼
18 babies have been named Deantay since 1994. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1995 with 8 births.
When was Deantay most popular? ▼
Deantay was most popular in the 1990s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Deantay been used? ▼
Deantay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 6 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Deantay? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dean, Deandre, Deangelo, Deacon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Deantay
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Dean Boy
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Deandre Boy
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Deangelo Boy
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Deacon Boy
#553 11,570 births
Deanthony Boy
#3636 3,359 births
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1994–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.