Is Deonta a boy or girl name?
Deonta is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 14 boys were named Deonta, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.4% of the 2,662 US babies named Deonta were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #6,226
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Deonta since 1974
- 2,662
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 158 babies
Boys and girls named Deonta, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14 | #6,226 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 10 | #7,854 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 20 | #4,893 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 20 | #4,812 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 15 | #5,776 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 20 | #4,839 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 28 | #3,812 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 28 | #3,798 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 29 | #3,708 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 27 | #3,910 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 32 | #3,391 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 29 | #3,601 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 39 | #2,969 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 38 | #3,011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 41 | #2,883 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 42 | #2,860 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 42 | #2,841 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 44 | #2,730 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 48 | #2,519 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 58 | #2,117 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 43 | #2,539 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 52 | #2,132 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 58 | #1,924 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 69 | #1,682 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 79 | #1,519 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 86 | #1,376 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 88 | #1,352 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 89 | #1,287 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 125 | #1,001 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 115 | #1,040 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 118 | #1,023 | 6 | #12,188 |
| 1993 | 134 | #930 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 158 | #839 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 122 | #964 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 99 | #1,068 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 101 | #1,026 | 6 | #11,199 |
| 1988 | 60 | #1,330 | 7 | #9,522 |
| 1987 | 54 | #1,372 | 7 | #9,022 |
| 1986 | 54 | #1,337 | 5 | #11,386 |
| 1985 | 50 | #1,376 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 49 | #1,354 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 32 | #1,759 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 27 | #2,016 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 33 | #1,736 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 27 | #2,015 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 27 | #1,956 | 5 | #10,596 |
| 1978 | 27 | #1,880 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,076 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,096 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,415 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Deonta reached #839 in 1992. As a girl name, it reached #9,022 in 1987. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Deonta
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.