Recorded 1985–2023 Boys' name Peak 2011 177 births

Delontae — boys' name

177 babies named Delontae in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s662000s332010s632020s10

The verdict

177 boys have been named Delontae since 1985, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2023.

177
total births
1985–2023
years on record
1990s
peak decade
37%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Delontae was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

16 babies were named Delontae in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delontae

The Social Security Administration has registered 177 babies named Delontae between 1985 and 2023, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Delontae currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delontae performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 66 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Delontae shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in District of Columbia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Delontae in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delontae 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 177 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.

Delontae at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

177

Since 1985

39 years of records

Peak year

2011

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1985

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2023

Delontae popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1985

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2011)
16
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
05101520 20232014201120081998199519921985 5

Delontae by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
66 births that decade — 37% of Delontae's all-time total
1980s51990s662000s332010s632020s10

Delontae by state

Where Delontae concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Delontae
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 District of Columbia
5 2.8%
District of Columbia share of Delontae's total US births 2.8%

5 of 177 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delontae?
177 babies have been named Delontae since 1985. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2011 with 16 births.
When was Delontae most popular?
Delontae was most popular in the 1990s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Delontae most popular?
The top states for the name Delontae are District of Columbia (5 births).
How long has the name Delontae been used?
Delontae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 39 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Delontae?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Delbert, Delmar, Delmer, Delano, 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, 1985–2023 (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.