Deontae
Deontae was the 3260th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 859th; the most babies were born in 2000 (178). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,236 places. More babies were named Deontae in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,260 boys, down 366 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 36boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2000178 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,697babies recorded
Deontae popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,260 | 36 |
| 2020 | #2,894 | 41 |
| 2010 | #1,646 | 95 |
| 2000 | #885 | 178 |
| 1990 | #988 | 114 |
| 1980 | #3,304 | 13 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Deontae, counting every spelling?
Deontae has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Deontae?
36 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Deontae (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Deontae born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 233 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Deontae.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Deontae?
About 3,600 people born in the US named Deontae are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 16 and 31. That makes Deontae mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Deontae by state
How common Deontae was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 45 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Deontae
How popular is the name Deontae?
Deontae was the 3260th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 859th; the most babies were born in 2000 (178). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,236 places. More babies were named Deontae in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Deontae a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Deontae in the US.
Where is Deontae most popular?
In 2021–2025, Deontae was most common in Georgia (0.06 per 1,000 boys), followed by Louisiana and Florida.