Boys' name · since 1980
Dontavius
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 1,070 babies named Dontavius, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,910 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,443 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,070
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,070 babies have been named Dontavius since 1980, making it today's #8443 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dontavius has been recorded 1,070 times among boys since 1980, currently ranked #8443 nationally and more common than 39% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #4,910 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,443 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,070 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dontavius ranks #4,910 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,443 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,070 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,910 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,443 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,070
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dontavius's 1,070 recorded births place it above 89.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Dontavius compares
1,070 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Dontavius's all-time total is 190% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dontavius | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,070 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 59 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dontavius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dontavius splits its recorded history at 2003: 33% of all births land in the more recent half, 67% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1980 (7 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 59 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dontavius popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Dontavius by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (444 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Dontavius's strongest decade.
444 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Dontavius births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 162
1980s
162 births
- 1990s
1990s
444 births
- 2000s
2000s
269 births
- 2010s 132
2010s
132 births
- 2020s 63
2020s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 444 births (41% of all-time use).
How Dontavius 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 Dontavius's total volume
Dontavius by state
Where Dontavius concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 303 | 28.3% |
| #2 | Florida | | 81 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 26 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 17 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 13 | 1.2% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.5% |
303 of 1,070 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Dontavius's data
- Dontavius's decade-level peak was the 1990s (444 total births); usage has since declined to 63 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Dontaviuss (303 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 Dontavius: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
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 Dontavius 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.