Recorded 1981–2004 Unisex name Peak 1996 135 births

Deontra — boys' name

135 babies named Deontra in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s331990s832000s19

The verdict

135 boys have been named Deontra since 1981, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2004.

135
total births
1981–2004
years on record
1990s
peak decade
61%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Deontra was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

13 babies were named Deontra in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deontra

The Social Security Administration has registered 135 babies named Deontra between 1981 and 2004, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Deontra currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 13 babies received it in a single year. Deontra is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 18 additional births since 1994.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deontra performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 83 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Deontra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deontra 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 135 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.

Deontra at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

135

Since 1981

24 years of records

Peak year

1996

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1981

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2004

Deontra popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1981

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1996)
13
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
468101214 2004199919951992198919831981 5

Deontra popularity over time — girls

18 total births recorded since 1994 (Deontra as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 18 births
4.555.566.577.5 199919961994 6

Deontra by decade

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

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

How popular is the name Deontra?
135 babies have been named Deontra since 1981. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1996 with 13 births.
When was Deontra most popular?
Deontra was most popular in the 1990s decade with 83 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Is Deontra a unisex name?
Yes, Deontra is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 135 births, and as a girl's name it has 18 births.
How long has the name Deontra been used?
Deontra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 24 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Deontra?
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, 1981–2004 (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.