Masculine dossier · first seen 1971

Dontay

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Dontay
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1990

Peak era

1990

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Millennial

1971Peak 19902024

Peak year

1990

Decline from peak

87.2%

2024

All-time

2,418

Dontay is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1990, when 78 boys were named Dontay.

In 2024, only 10 boys were given the name.

Down 87.2% from its peak.

All told, about 2,418 Americans have been named Dontay and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1971.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1990

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