Dontae
Dontae was the 3006th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 41 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 718th with 219 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,363 places. More babies were named Dontae in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,006 boys, down 837 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 41boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1996219 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,951babies recorded
Dontae popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 17 since 1981.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,006 | 41 |
| 2020 | #2,169 | 64 |
| 2010 | #1,351 | 126 |
| 2000 | #988 | 150 |
| 1990 | #734 | 194 |
| 1980 | #1,058 | 73 |
| 1970 | #2,773 | 12 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Dontae, counting every spelling?
Dontae has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Dontae?
41 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dontae (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Dontae 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 204 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dontae.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dontae?
About 5,700 people born in the US named Dontae are alive today, with a median age of 27; half are between 18 and 36. That makes Dontae 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.
Dontae by state
How common Dontae was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 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
These names rose and fell in step with Dontae: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dontae, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Dontae
How popular is the name Dontae?
Dontae was the 3006th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 41 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 718th with 219 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,363 places. More babies were named Dontae in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Dontae a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Dontae in the US.
Where is Dontae most popular?
In 2021–2025, Dontae was most common in Florida (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by Pennsylvania and Texas.