Boys' name · since 1980
Dontavious
1,912 babies named Dontavious in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,397 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,858 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,912
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,912 babies have been named Dontavious since 1980, making it today's #7858 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Dontavious recorded 1,912 times among boys since 1980, holding rank #7858 nationally today, ahead of 44% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #3,397 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,858 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,912 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dontavious ranks #3,397 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,858 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,912 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,397 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,858 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,912
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dontavious's 1,912 recorded births place it above 92.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Dontavious compares
1,912 Top 23% higher than 77% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dontavious's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dontavious | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,912 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 99 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dontavious's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dontavious's full recorded timeline at 2003, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 99 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dontavious popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 99
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Dontavious by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (712 births, 37% of the file).
1990s was Dontavious's strongest decade.
712 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Dontavious births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 220
1980s
220 births
- 1990s
1990s
712 births
- 2000s
2000s
572 births
- 2010s
2010s
310 births
- 2020s 98
2020s
98 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 712 births (37% of all-time use).
How Dontavious compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dontavious's total volume
Dontavious by state
Where Dontavious concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 631 | 33.0% |
| #2 | Florida | | 252 | 13.2% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 103 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 90 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 82 | 4.3% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 29 | 1.5% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 21 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 11 | 0.6% |
631 of 1,912 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Dontavious appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dontavious's data
- Dontavious's decade-level peak was the 1990s (712 total births); usage has since declined to 98 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Dontaviouss (631 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dontavious: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Dontavious 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.