Is Dontae a boy or girl name?
Dontae is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 42 boys were named Dontae, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.3% of the 5,909 US babies named Dontae were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,952
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Dontae since 1969
- 5,909
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 219 babies
Boys and girls named Dontae, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 324 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,130 | 11 | 1% |
| 1990s | 1,703 | 6 | 0.4% |
| 2000s | 1,557 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 921 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 251 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 42 | #2,952 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 42 | #2,962 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 48 | #2,725 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 55 | #2,446 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 64 | #2,167 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 67 | #2,137 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 68 | #2,088 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 85 | #1,792 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 68 | #2,070 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 96 | #1,646 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 86 | #1,753 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 85 | #1,726 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 107 | #1,502 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 133 | #1,286 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 126 | #1,350 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 164 | #1,126 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 147 | #1,200 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 164 | #1,115 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 163 | #1,082 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 149 | #1,104 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 144 | #1,096 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 170 | #959 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 165 | #967 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 141 | #1,043 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 150 | #988 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 169 | #894 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 180 | #823 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 187 | #792 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 219 | #718 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 134 | #960 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 125 | #996 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 163 | #826 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 165 | #815 | 6 | #12,199 |
| 1991 | 167 | #798 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 194 | #734 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 156 | #795 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 128 | #840 | 6 | #10,728 |
| 1987 | 142 | #773 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 105 | #887 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 125 | #796 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 100 | #880 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 107 | #845 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 102 | #887 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 92 | #936 | 5 | #10,848 |
| 1980 | 73 | #1,058 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 70 | #1,061 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 59 | #1,156 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 48 | #1,293 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 39 | #1,433 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 31 | #1,639 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 26 | #1,806 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 18 | #2,253 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,414 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,856 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 12 | #2,773 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 6 | #4,076 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dontae reached #718 in 1996. As a girl name, it reached #10,728 in 1988. 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 Dontae
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.