Given name
Dontavius
“an enduring man; everlasting”·“an enduring woman; everlasting”
Dontavius is a form of Dante. Interpretations include “an enduring woman; everlasting” (Latin) and “an enduring man; everlasting” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Dontavius carries the interpretation “an enduring man; everlasting.” Dontavius is a form of Dante. Interpretations include “an enduring woman; everlasting” (Latin) and “an enduring man; everlasting” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
Dontavius is used as a form of Dante.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dontavius through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,070
- 1,070 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 59 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #8,431 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −10%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,431 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 9.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 59 in 1997. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 630 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dontavius’s family of names
Dontavius is a form of Dante. Dontavius has a related form in Dontavious. Dontavius has a related form in Dantavius.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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