Recorded 1986–1992 Boys' name Peak 1992 16 births

Dontey — boys' name

16 babies named Dontey in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s6
1980s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Dontey was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

6 babies were named Dontey in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dontey

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Dontey between 1986 and 1992, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dontey currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dontey performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dontey shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dontey 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 16 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.

Dontey at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

16

Since 1986

7 years of records

Peak year

1992

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1986

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1992

Dontey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1986

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1992)
6
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
4.555.566.5 199219871986 5

Dontey by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
10 births that decade — 63% of Dontey's all-time total
1980s101990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dontey?
16 babies have been named Dontey since 1986. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1992 with 6 births.
When was Dontey most popular?
Dontey was most popular in the 1980s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Dontey been used?
Dontey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 7 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Dontey?
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, 1986–1992 (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.