Recorded 1987–2014 Boys' name Peak 1990 82 births

Dontrey — boys' name

82 babies named Dontrey in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s472000s182010s6
1990s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Dontrey was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

10 babies were named Dontrey in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dontrey

The Social Security Administration has registered 82 babies named Dontrey between 1987 and 2014, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dontrey currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dontrey performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dontrey shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dontrey 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 82 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.

Dontrey at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

82

Since 1987

28 years of records

Peak year

1990

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1987

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2014

Dontrey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1987

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1990)
10
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
4681012 20142001199819961993199119891987 6

Dontrey by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
47 births that decade — 57% of Dontrey's all-time total
1980s111990s472000s182010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dontrey?
82 babies have been named Dontrey since 1987. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1990 with 10 births.
When was Dontrey most popular?
Dontrey was most popular in the 1990s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Dontrey been used?
Dontrey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 28 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Dontrey?
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, 1987–2014 (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.