Dontarius
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- dahn-TAIR-ee-us
- Origin
- Modern
Dontarius is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Dontarius come from?
Modern: modern American coinage, perhaps Don + Darius
Is Dontarius a girl's or a boy's name?
Dontarius is a boys' name.
How popular is Dontarius in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1994, with 23 boys. It first appears in the records in 1985.
Half of all the boys named Dontarius in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dontarius in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 17 | #4,788 |
| 2003 | 19 | #4,271 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,290 |
| 1999 | 18 | #3,981 |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,193 |
| 1997 | 19 | #3,596 |
| 1996 | 22 | #3,197 |
| 1995 | 16 | #3,848 |
| 1994 | 23 | #3,024 |
| 1993 | 21 | #3,135 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,740 |
| 1991 | 21 | #2,983 |
| 1990 | 14 | #3,965 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
Names like Dontarius
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Darius, Jaylen, Demetrius, Alexander, Kyler, Diego, Darian, Davion, Jayden, Samuel, Josiah, Ezekiel
More Modern names
Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Dontarius: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dontarius, updated 20 October 2026.