Recorded 1984–1997 Boys' name Peak 1997 46 births

Dontra — boys' name

46 babies named Dontra in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s35
1990s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Dontra was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

11 babies were named Dontra in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dontra

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Dontra between 1984 and 1997, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dontra currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dontra performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dontra shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dontra 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 46 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.

Dontra at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

46

Since 1984

14 years of records

Peak year

1997

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1984

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1997

Dontra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1984

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1997)
11
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4681012 1997199419931991199019871984 5

Dontra by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
35 births that decade — 76% of Dontra's all-time total
1980s111990s35

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dontra?
46 babies have been named Dontra since 1984. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1997 with 11 births.
When was Dontra most popular?
Dontra was most popular in the 1990s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Dontra been used?
Dontra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 14 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Dontra?
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, 1984–1997 (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.