Recorded 1974–1996 Boys' name Peak 1989 94 births

Dontee — boys' name

94 babies named Dontee in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s431990s40
1980s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Dontee was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

12 babies were named Dontee in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dontee

The Social Security Administration has registered 94 babies named Dontee between 1974 and 1996, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dontee currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dontee performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dontee shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dontee 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 94 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.

Dontee at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

94

Since 1974

23 years of records

Peak year

1989

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1974

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1996

Dontee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1974

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1989)
12
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
468101214 1996199219901988198519821974 5

Dontee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
43 births that decade — 46% of Dontee's all-time total
1970s111980s431990s40

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dontee?
94 babies have been named Dontee since 1974. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1989 with 12 births.
When was Dontee most popular?
Dontee was most popular in the 1980s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Dontee been used?
Dontee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 23 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Dontee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Donald, Don, Donovan, Donnie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–1996 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.