Recorded 1987–2007 Boys' name Peak 1996 102 births

Dontarious — boys' name

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.

1980s51990s712000s26
1990s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Dontarious was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

13 babies were named Dontarious in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dontarious

The Social Security Administration has registered 102 babies named Dontarious between 1987 and 2007, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dontarious currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dontarious performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dontarious shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dontarious in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 102 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dontarious at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

102

Since 1987

21 years of records

Peak year

1996

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1987

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2007

Dontarious popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1987

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1996)
13
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
468101214 20072005200019981996199419921987 5

Dontarious by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
71 births that decade — 70% of Dontarious's all-time total
1980s51990s712000s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dontarious?
102 babies have been named Dontarious since 1987. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1996 with 13 births.
When was Dontarious most popular?
Dontarious was most popular in the 1990s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Dontarious been used?
Dontarious has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 21 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Dontarious?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1987–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.