Boys' name · since 1983
Deontre
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 810 babies named Deontre, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,863 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,158 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 810
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Deontre is the #9158 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 810 recorded since 1983.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deontre has been recorded 810 times among boys since 1983, currently ranked #9158 nationally and more common than 34% of boys, 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 1983 to 2025.
- #5,863 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,158 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 810 born since 1983
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deontre ranks #5,863 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,158 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 810 born since 1983, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,863 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,158 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 810
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Deontre's 810 recorded births place it above 87.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Louisiana.
How Deontre compares
810 Top 35% higher than 65% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Deontre's all-time total is 120% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Deontre | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 810 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 63 | 34 | 22,252 |
Deontre's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Deontre's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 27% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 73%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2020, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 63, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Deontre popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Deontre by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (436 births, 54% of the file).
1990s was Deontre's strongest decade.
436 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Deontre births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 48
1980s
48 births
- 1990s
1990s
436 births
- 2000s
2000s
194 births
- 2010s 97
2010s
97 births
- 2020s 35
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 436 births (54% of all-time use).
How Deontre compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Deontre's total volume
Deontre by state
Where Deontre concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 46 | 5.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 35 | 4.3% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 7 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
46 of 810 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Deontre appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Deontre's data
- Deontre's decade-level peak was the 1990s (436 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Deontres (46 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Deontre
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Deontre: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Deontre 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.