How Many People Are Named Dontay?
An estimated 2,351 people in the United States have the first name Dontay. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Dontay peaked in popularity in 1990 with 78 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dontay as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Dontay paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,351
About 1 in 145,791 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1990
78 births
Total Registered
2,418
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dontay
Dontay is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,418 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Dontay as a male name
Ranked #7,871 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 1990 (78 births)
Dontay: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dontay span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 663 babies were registered. Dontay has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dontay by Decade
How has Dontay tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Dontay by State
Birth registrations for Dontay span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Virginia, Indiana, New Jersey. On average, about 49 Dontays were registered per state.
Dontay + Last Name Combinations
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Dontay: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dontay?
We estimate approximately 2,351 people named Dontay are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 145,791 Americans share this first name.
Is Dontay a common name?
Dontay is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,418 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dontay most popular?
Dontay reached peak popularity in 1990, when 78 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dontay is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dontay a male name?
Dontay is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dontay Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dontay Smith, Dontay Johnson, Dontay Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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