Is Dontay a boy or girl name?
Dontay is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 10 boys were named Dontay, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,418 US babies named Dontay were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #7,871
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Dontay since 1971
- 2,418
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 78 babies
Boys and girls named Dontay, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | #7,871 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 17 | #5,509 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,226 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 22 | #4,527 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 25 | #4,046 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 17 | #5,397 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 27 | #3,915 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 27 | #3,910 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 27 | #3,910 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 29 | #3,715 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 36 | #3,104 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 33 | #3,284 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 28 | #3,736 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 45 | #2,676 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 55 | #2,334 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 43 | #2,813 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 46 | #2,694 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 64 | #2,122 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 57 | #2,229 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 49 | #2,379 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 55 | #2,139 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 59 | #1,966 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 69 | #1,696 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 63 | #1,783 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 48 | #2,096 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 70 | #1,576 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 64 | #1,627 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 61 | #1,651 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 68 | #1,483 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 62 | #1,532 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 59 | #1,568 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 67 | #1,423 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 62 | #1,475 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 72 | #1,327 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 78 | #1,254 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 70 | #1,312 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 58 | #1,358 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 69 | #1,153 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 37 | #1,698 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 61 | #1,217 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 62 | #1,155 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 62 | #1,147 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 41 | #1,520 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 51 | #1,296 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 49 | #1,346 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 43 | #1,424 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 34 | #1,623 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 30 | #1,753 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 30 | #1,720 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 32 | #1,601 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 20 | #2,149 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 20 | #2,067 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 14 | #2,567 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,085 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dontay reached #1,147 in 1983. It has never been ranked as a girl name. 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 Dontay
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.