Recorded 1990–2006 Boys' name Peak 1993 33 births

Deontea — boys' name

33 babies named Deontea in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s282000s5

The verdict

33 boys have been named Deontea since 1990, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2006.

33
total births
1990–2006
years on record
1990s
peak decade
85%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

85% of everyone ever named Deontea was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

7 babies were named Deontea in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deontea

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Deontea between 1990 and 2006, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Deontea currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deontea performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Deontea shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deontea 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 33 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.

Deontea at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

33

Since 1990

17 years of records

Peak year

1993

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1990

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2006

Deontea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1990

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1993)
7
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
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Deontea by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
28 births that decade — 85% of Deontea's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deontea?
33 babies have been named Deontea since 1990. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1993 with 7 births.
When was Deontea most popular?
Deontea was most popular in the 1990s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Deontea been used?
Deontea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 17 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Deontea?
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, 1990–2006 (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.