Deontay
Deontay was the 6544th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 1675th with 57 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,789 places. More babies were named Deontay in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,544 boys, down 1,464 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199657 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,171babies recorded
Deontay popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,544 | 13 |
| 2020 | #5,080 | 18 |
| 2010 | #5,093 | 18 |
| 2000 | #2,262 | 43 |
| 1990 | #1,979 | 38 |
| 1980 | #4,225 | 9 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Deontay, counting every spelling?
Deontay has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Deontay?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Deontay (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Deontay 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 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Deontay.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Deontay?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Deontay are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 18 and 32. That makes Deontay 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.
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Questions about the name Deontay
How popular is the name Deontay?
Deontay was the 6544th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 1675th with 57 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,789 places. More babies were named Deontay in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Deontay a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Deontay in the US.