Total births
118
Unisex name · since 1988
Dontavia
Dontavia has 118 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 118
- total births
- 1988–2019
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 40%
- born in that decade
Dontavia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 118 recorded since 1988.
Dontavia has 118 recorded births among girls since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls 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 1988 to 2019.
- 118 total births
- 1988–2019 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 40% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
118 girls have been named Dontavia since 1988, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2019.
- 118
- total births
- 1988–2019
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 40%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
40% of everyone ever named Dontavia was born in this single decade.
2000
Single peak year
10 babies were named Dontavia in 2000 - its busiest year on record.
Dontavia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dontavia splits its recorded history at 2000: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dontavia at a glance
Last recorded 2019Peak year
2000
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1988
Dontavia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2019
- Peak year (2000)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Dontavia popularity over time - boys
11 total births recorded since 1991 (Dontavia as boys' name)
Dontavia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Dontavia's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Dontavia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
47 births
- 2000s
2000s
45 births
- 2010s 15
2010s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 47 births (40% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Dontavia? ▼
Dontavia has been given to 118 babies in the U.S. since 1988, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2019. 10 babies were born in 2000, its single highest year.
When was Dontavia most popular? ▼
Dontavia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Is Dontavia a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Dontavia is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 118 births, and as a boy's name it has 11 births.
How long has the name Dontavia been used? ▼
Dontavia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 32 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Dontavia? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Donna, Dona, Donnie, Donald, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Dontavia's data
- Dontavia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (47 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2010s -- 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 Dontavia
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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, 1988–2019 (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. "Dontavia: Baby Name Since 1988 - 118 Births, Peak 2000." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dontavia. 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 Dontavia 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.