How Many People Are Named Dontaye?
An estimated 381 people in the United States have the first name Dontaye. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Dontaye peaked in popularity in 1990 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dontaye 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 Dontaye paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
381
About 1 in 899,618 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1990
18 births
Total Registered
392
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dontaye
Dontaye is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 392 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Dontaye as a male name
Ranked #12,661 in 2019
5 male births in 2019
Peak: 1990 (18 births)
Dontaye: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dontaye span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 112 babies were registered. While Dontaye is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Dontaye by Decade
How has Dontaye 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.
Dontaye by State
Dontaye + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dontaye as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Dontaye: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dontaye?
We estimate approximately 381 people named Dontaye 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 899,618 Americans share this first name.
Is Dontaye a common name?
Dontaye is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 392 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dontaye most popular?
Dontaye reached peak popularity in 1990, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dontaye is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dontaye a male name?
Dontaye is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dontaye Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dontaye Smith, Dontaye Johnson, Dontaye 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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