Boys' name · since 1974
Dontate
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Dontate, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #30,080 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 17
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
17 boys have been named Dontate since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Dontate has 17 recorded births among boys since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1983.
- #30,080 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 17 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dontate ranks #30,080 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #30,080 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 17
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Dontate's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dontate's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dontate's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1981 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dontate popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1983
- Peak year (1981)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Dontate by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (12 births, 71% of the file).
1980s was Dontate's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Dontate births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 12 births (71% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dontate: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~9 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, 1974–1983 (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 Dontate 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.