Is Dontay a boy or girl name?

Dontay is a boy’s name. Of the 2,431 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Dontay

Recorded 1971–2025 · United States

Dontay was most popular in 1990, when 78 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,992 that year. In 2025 it ranked #14,309, with 12 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,431 people named Dontay.

Dontay over time

Births per year. The dot marks Dontay’s peak in 1990. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Dontay a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Dontay is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,431 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 Dontay

Where Dontay 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