Boys' name · since 1973
Dontez
Dontez has 1,026 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,049 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,089 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,026
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dontez is the #9089 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,026 recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dontez has been recorded 1,026 times among boys since 1973, currently ranked #9089 nationally and more common than 35% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #5,049 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,089 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,026 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dontez ranks #5,049 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,089 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,026 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,049 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,089 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,026
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dontez's 1,026 recorded births place it above 88.89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
How Dontez compares
1,026 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Dontez's all-time total is 178% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dontez | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,026 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dontez's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dontez's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 45, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dontez popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Dontez by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (331 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Dontez's strongest decade.
331 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Dontez births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 42
1970s
42 births
- 1980s
1980s
189 births
- 1990s
1990s
331 births
- 2000s
2000s
235 births
- 2010s
2010s
189 births
- 2020s 40
2020s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 331 births (32% of all-time use).
How Dontez 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 Dontez's total volume
Dontez by state
Where Dontez concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 177 | 17.3% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 114 | 11.1% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.5% |
177 of 1,026 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Dontez's data
- Dontez's decade-level peak was the 1990s (331 total births); usage has since declined to 40 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Dontezs (177 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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 Dontez: 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 (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Dontez 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.