Dontavius — #6269 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Dontavius

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,061 babies named Dontavius between 1980 and 2024, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dontavius currently holds the #6269 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 59 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dontavius performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 444 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Dontavius shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 303 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Dontavius in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dontavius 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 1,061 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.