Boys' name · since 1987
Dontarious
102 babies named Dontarious in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,274 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 102
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
102 boys have been named Dontarious since 1987, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dontarious has been recorded 102 times among boys since 1987, 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 1987 to 2007.
- #17,274 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 102 born since 1987
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dontarious ranks #17,274 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 102 born since 1987, peaking in the 1990s.
- #17,274 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 102
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dontarious's 102 recorded births place it above 61.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dontarious's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dontarious splits its recorded history at 1997: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dontarious popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2007
- Peak year (1996)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Dontarious by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (71 births, 70% of the file).
1990s was Dontarious's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Dontarious births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
71 births
- 2000s 26
2000s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 71 births (70% of all-time use).
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- Dontarious's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (71 total births) through the 2000s (26) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dontarious: 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 (~20 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, 1987–2007 (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 Dontarious 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.