Boys' name · since 1982
Deontray
Deontray has 346 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,809 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 346
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Deontray is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 346 have been recorded since 1982.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deontray has been recorded 346 times among boys since 1982, 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 1982 to 2018.
- #9,809 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 346 born since 1982
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deontray ranks #9,809 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 346 born since 1982, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,809 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 346
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Deontray's 346 recorded births place it above 78.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Deontray's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Deontray splits its recorded history at 1999: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Deontray popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2018
- Peak year (1994)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Deontray by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (174 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Deontray's strongest decade.
174 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Deontray births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 47
1980s
47 births
- 1990s
1990s
174 births
- 2000s
2000s
84 births
- 2010s 41
2010s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 174 births (50% of all-time use).
Deontray by state
Where Deontray concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
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- Deontray's decade-level peak was the 1990s (174 total births); usage has since declined to 41 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Deontrays (9 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Deontray: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1982–2018 (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 Deontray 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.