Boys' name · since 1971
Dontay
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 2,431 babies named Dontay, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,925 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,896 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,431
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dontay currently ranks #6896 among boys' names in America, with 2,431 babies recorded since 1971.
Dontay has 2,431 recorded births among boys since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6896 as of the latest data, more common than 50% of boys, 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 1971 to 2025.
- #2,925 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,896 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,431 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dontay ranks #2,925 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,896 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,431 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,925 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,896 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,431
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dontay's 2,431 recorded births place it above 93.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Dontay compares
2,431 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Dontay's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dontay | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,431 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 78 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dontay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dontay's full recorded timeline at 1998, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 78 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dontay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 78
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Dontay by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (663 births, 27% of the file).
1990s was Dontay's strongest decade.
663 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Dontay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 230
1970s
230 births
- 1980s
1980s
560 births
- 1990s
1990s
663 births
- 2000s
2000s
553 births
- 2010s
2010s
324 births
- 2020s 101
2020s
101 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 663 births (27% of all-time use).
How Dontay 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 Dontay's total volume
Dontay by state
Where Dontay concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 140 | 5.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 136 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 101 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Maryland | | 74 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 69 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Florida | | 66 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 54 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Texas | | 26 | 1.1% |
140 of 2,431 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Dontay appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dontay's data
- Dontay's decade-level peak was the 1990s (663 total births); usage has since declined to 101 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dontays (140 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dontay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Dontay 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.