Dontavian — boys' name

What the Data Says About Dontavian

The Social Security Administration has registered 70 babies named Dontavian between 1987 and 2009, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dontavian currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dontavian performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dontavian shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dontavian 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 70 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.