Boys' name · since 1969
Dontae
Dontae has 5,934 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,602 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,013 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,934
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
5,934 babies have been named Dontae since 1969, making it today's #3013 boys' name.
Dontae has 5,934 recorded births among boys since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3013 as of the latest data, more common than 78% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #1,602 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,013 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,934 born since 1969
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dontae ranks #1,602 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,013 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,934 born since 1969, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,602 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,013 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,934
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dontae's 5,934 recorded births place it above 96.47% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Dontae compares
5,934 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Dontae's all-time total is 16x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dontae | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,934 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 219 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dontae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dontae's full recorded timeline at 1997, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 219 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dontae popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 219
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Dontae popularity over time - girls
17 total births recorded since 1981 (Dontae as girls' name)
Dontae by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,703 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Dontae's strongest decade.
1,703 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Dontae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 324
1970s
324 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,130 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,703 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,557 births
- 2010s
2010s
922 births
- 2020s 292
2020s
292 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,703 births (29% of all-time use).
How Dontae 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 Dontae's total volume
Dontae by state
Where Dontae concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 416 | 7.0% |
| #2 | California | | 400 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 378 | 6.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 341 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 296 | 5.0% |
| #6 | Texas | | 294 | 5.0% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 286 | 4.8% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 271 | 4.6% |
416 of 5,934 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Dontae appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dontae's data
- Dontae's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,703 total births); usage has since declined to 292 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Dontaes (416 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Dontae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Dontae 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.