Given name
Dontay
“an enduring woman; everlasting”·“an enduring man; everlasting”
Dontay is a variant 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
Dontay is a variant of Dante. Interpretations include “an enduring woman; everlasting” (Latin) and “an enduring man; everlasting” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dontay is a variant of Dante. An origin associated with Dante is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dontay through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,431
- 2,431 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 78 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #6,908 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −38%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,908 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 38.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 78 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,618 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.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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