Boys' name · since 1981
Dontavis
Dontavis has 359 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,615 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 359
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dontavis sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 359 recorded since 1981.
Dontavis has 359 recorded births among boys since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys 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 1981 to 2015.
- #9,615 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 359 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dontavis ranks #9,615 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 359 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,615 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 359
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dontavis's 359 recorded births place it above 78.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Dontavis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dontavis splits its recorded history at 1998: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dontavis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2015
- Peak year (1991)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Dontavis by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (175 births, 49% of the file).
1990s was Dontavis's strongest decade.
175 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Dontavis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 62
1980s
62 births
- 1990s
1990s
175 births
- 2000s
2000s
100 births
- 2010s 22
2010s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 175 births (49% of all-time use).
Dontavis by state
Where Dontavis concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 29 | 8.1% |
| #2 | Florida | | 16 | 4.5% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.4% |
29 of 359 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Dontavis's decade-level peak was the 1990s (175 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Dontaviss (29 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 Dontavis: 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 (~34 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, 1981–2015 (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 Dontavis 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.