Total births
183
Boys' name · since 1975
Dontai
183 babies named Dontai in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 183
- total births
- 1975–2025
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 32%
- born in that decade
Dontai is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 183 have been recorded since 1975.
Dontai has 183 recorded births among boys since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1975 to 2025.
- 183 total births
- 1975–2025 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 32% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
183 boys have been named Dontai since 1975, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2025.
- 183
- total births
- 1975–2025
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 32%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
32% of everyone ever named Dontai was born in this single decade.
1989
Single peak year
13 babies were named Dontai in 1989 - its busiest year on record.
Dontai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dontai splits its recorded history at 1998: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dontai at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
1989
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1975
Dontai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Dontai by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Dontai's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Dontai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
44 births
- 1990s
1990s
59 births
- 2000s
2000s
48 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 59 births (32% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Dontai? ▼
Dontai has been given to 183 babies in the U.S. since 1975, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 13 babies were born in 1989, its single highest year.
When was Dontai most popular? ▼
Dontai was most popular in the 1990s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Dontai been used? ▼
Records for Dontai go back to 1975, giving 51 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Dontai? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Donald, Don, Donovan, Donnie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Dontai's data
- Dontai's decade-level peak was the 1990s (59 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Dontai
Nearby Names Like Dontai
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dontai
Donald Boy
#673 1,414,824 births
Don Boy
#1776 167,632 births
Donovan Boy
#506 61,684 births
Donnie Boy
#1769 60,928 births
Donte Boy
#1964 15,695 births
Compare Dontai side by side: Dontai vs Donald Dontai vs Don Dontai vs Donovan
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1975–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Dontai: Baby Name Since 1975 - 183 Births, Peak 1989." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dontai. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Dontai 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 July 2026.