Recorded 1991–2001 Boys' name Peak 1991 49 births

Deontai — boys' name

49 babies named Deontai in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

49 boys have been named Deontai since 1991, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2001.

49
total births
1991–2001
years on record
1990s
peak decade
73%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

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

1991
Single peak year

7 babies were named Deontai in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deontai

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Deontai between 1991 and 2001, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Deontai currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deontai performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Deontai shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deontai 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 49 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.

Deontai at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

49

Since 1991

11 years of records

Peak year

1991

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1991

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2001

Deontai popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1991

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1991)
7
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20012000199919981997199619951991 7

Deontai by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
36 births that decade — 73% of Deontai's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deontai?
49 babies have been named Deontai since 1991. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1991 with 7 births.
When was Deontai most popular?
Deontai was most popular in the 1990s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Deontai been used?
Deontai has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 11 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Deontai?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Deon, Deonte, Deondre, Deontae, 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, 1991–2001 (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.