Recorded 1989–2013 Boys' name Peak 1996 109 births

Deontez — boys' name

109 babies named Deontez in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

109 boys have been named Deontez since 1989, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2013.

109
total births
1989–2013
years on record
1990s
peak decade
56%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Deontez was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

10 babies were named Deontez in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deontez

The Social Security Administration has registered 109 babies named Deontez between 1989 and 2013, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Deontez currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deontez performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Deontez shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deontez 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 109 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.

Deontez at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

109

Since 1989

25 years of records

Peak year

1996

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1989

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2013

Deontez popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1989

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1996)
10
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
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Deontez by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
61 births that decade — 56% of Deontez's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deontez?
109 babies have been named Deontez since 1989. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1996 with 10 births.
When was Deontez most popular?
Deontez was most popular in the 1990s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Deontez been used?
Deontez has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 25 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Deontez?
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, 1989–2013 (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.