Recorded 1990–2014 Boys' name Peak 1993 99 births

Donterius — boys' name

99 babies named Donterius in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s822000s122010s5
1990s
Peak decade

83% of everyone ever named Donterius was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

11 babies were named Donterius in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Donterius

The Social Security Administration has registered 99 babies named Donterius between 1990 and 2014, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Donterius currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Donterius performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 82 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Donterius shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Donterius 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 99 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.

Donterius at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

99

Since 1990

25 years of records

Peak year

1993

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1990

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2014

Donterius popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1990

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1993)
11
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4681012 2014200319981996199419921990 9

Donterius by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
82 births that decade — 83% of Donterius's all-time total
1990s822000s122010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Donterius?
99 babies have been named Donterius since 1990. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1993 with 11 births.
When was Donterius most popular?
Donterius was most popular in the 1990s decade with 82 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Donterius been used?
Donterius has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 25 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Donterius?
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, 1990–2014 (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.