Dontavius

Recorded 1980–2025 · United States

Dontavius was most popular in 1997, when 59 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,858 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,070 people named Dontavius.

Most popular in1997

Rank that year#3,858

Births that year59

Total since 18801,070

Given to100% boys

Dontavius over time

Births per year. The dot marks Dontavius’s peak in 1997. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Dontavius a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Dontavius is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,070 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Dontavius

Where Dontavius is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org