Recorded 1995–2000 Boys' name Peak 1995 22 births

Deiontay — boys' name

22 babies named Deiontay in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s162000s6

The verdict

22 boys have been named Deiontay since 1995, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2000.

22
total births
1995–2000
years on record
1990s
peak decade
73%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Deiontay was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

10 babies were named Deiontay in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deiontay

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Deiontay between 1995 and 2000, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Deiontay currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deiontay performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Deiontay shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deiontay 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 22 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.

Deiontay at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

22

Since 1995

6 years of records

Peak year

1995

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1995

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2000

Deiontay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1995

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1995)
10
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
567891011 200019991995 10

Deiontay by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
16 births that decade — 73% of Deiontay's all-time total
1990s162000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deiontay?
22 babies have been named Deiontay since 1995. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1995 with 10 births.
When was Deiontay most popular?
Deiontay was most popular in the 1990s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Deiontay been used?
Deiontay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 6 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Deiontay?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Deion, Deiondre, Deionte, Deigo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1995–2000 (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.