Boys' name · since 1985
Dontarius
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 375 babies named Dontarius, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,378 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 375
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
375 boys have been named Dontarius since 1985, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dontarius has been recorded 375 times among boys since 1985, 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 1985 to 2022.
- #9,378 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 375 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dontarius ranks #9,378 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 375 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,378 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 375
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dontarius's 375 recorded births place it above 79.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Dontarius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dontarius's full recorded timeline at 2004, 33% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 67% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dontarius popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2022
- Peak year (1994)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Dontarius by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (186 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Dontarius's strongest decade.
186 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Dontarius births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 1990s
1990s
186 births
- 2000s
2000s
106 births
- 2010s 49
2010s
49 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 186 births (50% of all-time use).
Dontarius by state
Where Dontarius concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 25 | 6.7% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 7 | 1.9% |
25 of 375 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Dontarius's data
- Dontarius's decade-level peak was the 1990s (186 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Dontariuss (25 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dontarius: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1985–2022 (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 Dontarius 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.