Boys' name · since 1989
Diontay
152 babies named Diontay in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,648 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 152
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
152 boys have been named Diontay since 1989, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Diontay recorded 152 times among boys since 1989, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2013.
- #14,648 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 152 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Diontay ranks #14,648 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 152 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,648 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 152
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Diontay's 152 recorded births place it above 67.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
Diontay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Diontay's full recorded timeline at 1997, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Diontay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2013
- Peak year (1990)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Diontay by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (95 births, 63% of the file).
1990s was Diontay's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Diontay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s
1990s
95 births
- 2000s
2000s
39 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 95 births (63% of all-time use).
Diontay by state
Where Diontay concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 5 | 3.3% |
5 of 152 births nationwide.
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What to do with Diontay's data
- Diontay's decade-level peak was the 1990s (95 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Diontays (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Diontay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1989–2013 (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 Diontay 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.