Boys' name · since 1990
Donterius
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 99 babies named Donterius, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,454 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 99
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
Donterius sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 99 recorded since 1990.
Social Security Administration records show Donterius recorded 99 times among boys since 1990, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2014.
- #17,454 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 99 born since 1990
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donterius ranks #17,454 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 99 born since 1990, peaking in the 1990s.
- #17,454 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 99
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
Donterius's 99 recorded births place it above 61.52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Donterius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Donterius's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2014, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Donterius popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2014
- Peak year (1993)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Donterius by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (82 births, 83% of the file).
1990s was Donterius's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 83% of all-time use.
Donterius births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
82 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 82 births (83% of all-time use).
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- Donterius's decade-level peak was the 1990s (82 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Donterius: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1990–2014 (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 Donterius 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.