Boys' name · since 1992
Deontavious
Deontavious has 28 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,307 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 1992
- 1990s
- peak decade
28 boys have been named Deontavious since 1992, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deontavious has been recorded 28 times among boys since 1992, 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 1992 to 2001.
- #26,307 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 28 born since 1992
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deontavious ranks #26,307 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1992, peaking in the 1990s.
- #26,307 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 1992
- 1990s
- peak decade
Deontavious's 28 recorded births place it above 41.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Deontavious's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Deontavious's full recorded timeline at 1998, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Deontavious popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2001
- Peak year (1999)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Deontavious by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (22 births, 79% of the file).
1990s was Deontavious's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Deontavious births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
22 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 22 births (79% of all-time use).
Deontavious by state
Where Deontavious concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 10 | 35.7% |
10 of 28 births nationwide.
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What to do with Deontavious's data
- Deontavious's decade-level peak was the 1990s (22 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Deontaviouss (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Deontavious: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~9 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, 1992–2001 (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 Deontavious 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.