Boys' name · since 1984

Dontra

Since 1984, U.S. Social Security records show 46 babies named Dontra, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#22,728 of 45,481
all-time among boys
46
born since 1984
1990s
peak decade

Dontra is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 46 have been recorded since 1984.

Dontra has 46 recorded births among boys since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 1997.

  • #22,728 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 46 born since 1984
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dontra ranks #22,728 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 46 born since 1984, peaking in the 1990s.

#22,728 of 45,481
all-time among boys
46
born since 1984
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Dontra's 46 recorded births place it above 49.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Dontra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Dontra's full recorded timeline at 1991, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Dontra popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1997)
11
Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
4681012 1984198719901991199319941997 11

Dontra by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (35 births, 76% of the file).

1990s was Dontra's strongest decade.

35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.

Dontra births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 35 births (76% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dontra? ▼
Since 1984, Social Security records show 46 babies named Dontra. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #22,728 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1997. Its busiest year on record was 1997, with 11 births.
Where does Dontra sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dontra ranks #22,728 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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? ▼
Records for Dontra go back to 1984, giving 14 years of history 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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Dontra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1984–1997 (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 Dontra 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.