Masculine dossier · first seen 1971
Dontay
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1990
Peak era
1990
Peak births
78
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Dontay
How many people are named Dontay?
An estimated 2,358 living Americans are named Dontay.
How rare is Dontay?
Dontay is very rare among babies today, with 12 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 84.6% from its 1990 peak.
How old is the typical Dontay?
The median age of a living American named Dontay is approximately 30 years, with most bearers falling between 20 and 39 years old.
Is Dontay still popular?
Not especially. Dontay has been declining since its 1990 peak and registered 12 births in 2025.
Where is Dontay most common?
Dontay has its strongest geographic signal in Pennsylvania, where it appears 2.2× more often than the national baseline.
1971Peak 19902025
Peak year
1990
Decline from peak
84.6%
2025
12
All-time
2,431
Where it lives now
Dontay is most concentrated in New York — about 2.1× the national rate in the 1990s.
States where Dontay is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.